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Oral cancer

23 July 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

The CPD article described the main types of oral cancer, its epidemiology and treatment options. It also discussed the importance of effective nursing care and of...

Preceptorship

06 May 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

The continuing professional development article on preceptorship of newly qualified nurses was of particular interest to me as a nursing student embarking on my...

Lung cancer

28 January 2015

Nursing Standard

CPD

As a nursing student my knowledge of caring for patients with lung cancer had been rather limited. The article provided information on the risk factors for lung...

Mental health emergencies

22 May 2013

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

After reading the learning zone article, I have a better understanding of the role of emergency department staff in assessing people experiencing mental health...

Back pain

14 August 2013

Nursing Standard

Learning Zone

During a placement at an orthopaedic outpatients department, I cared for patients experiencing back pain, and associated disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal...

Pyelonephritis

05 February 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Acute pyelonephritis refers to a lower urinary tract infection that has spread to the pelvis of the kidney. An estimated one in 830 people in the UK experience...

Bone disease

06 November 2013

Nursing Standard

CPD

Reading the CPD article has made me more aware how cancer metastasises to bone, resulting in bone pain, pathological fractures, hypercalcaemia and spinal cord...

Ethical practice

30 April 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

My understanding of ethical dilemmas in nursing care has been enhanced by reading the CPD article, which highlighted the features of ethical practice and the...