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Casting: part two

01 June 1999

Emergency Nurse

CPD

Aims and intended learning outcomes The aim of this article is to provide information on the reasons for cast adaptation, the safest ways to adapt and/or remove a...

Casting: part one

01 May 1999

Emergency Nurse

CPD

The aim of this first article is to to increase nurses’ knowledge of casting, consider the health, safety and environmental aspects of casting, and outline the care...

Casting: part one

31 March 1999

Nursing Standard

Continuing professional development casting part one

Aim and intended outcomes Aim and intended outcomes The aim of this first article is to to increase nurses' knowledge of casting, consider the health, safety and...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: the laryngeal mask airway

20 July 1999

Nursing Standard

Continuing professional development resuscitation

Wound debridement: evaluating the costs

14 February 2001

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Debridement is the technique used to remove slough and necrotic tissues that can prevent or delay wound healing. The authors compare the published evidence on the...

Safe injection techniques

16 June 1999

Nursing Standard

CPD

As knowledge to support nurses’ everyday practice increases, it is appropriate to reappraise routine procedures. This article revises nurses’ knowledge of the...

Casting: part two

07 April 1999

Nursing Standard

CPD

In the second of two articles, Margaret Prior and Susan Miles discuss techniques for the adaptation and removal of casts. They also consider common complications,...

Safe injection techniques

01 July 2000

Primary Health Care

CPD

Aims and intended learning outcomes As knowledge to support nurses’ everyday practice increases, it is appropriate to reappraise routine procedures. This article...

Pressure ulcers - prevention and treatment guidelines

08 December 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

0PRESSURE ULCERS, also known as pressure or bed sores (decubitus ulcers), are a source of great discomfort, and pose serious problems for healthcare professionals...

Continence: extending the scope of practice

01 June 1999

Nursing Older People

Continuing professional development