Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice
Suraj Varia
This session provides an overview of the role of the clinical pharmacist in general practice, including looking at how the role has developed and its part in primary care networks.
Symptom management for the dying adult
Jane Wale
This session provides a concise guide to the management of physical symptoms that commonly arise when a person is in the last few days to hours of life. Although this session focuses on physical symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual issues will also need to be addressed to deliver holistic care. This session was reviewed by Jane....
Management of Constipation
Joanne Droney and Anna-Marie Stevens
This session provides a framework for the drug and non-drug management of constipation in end-of-life care patients.
Optimisation of Outcomes in Patients with Burns
Sarah Al-Himdani and Tom Potokar
This session will identify the factors that commonly influence outcome for patients with major burns. Later, it will explore the link between healing time and quality of healing and explain how it is possible to optimise healing for patients with burns.
Session 1 - What is MECC and Why is it Important?
Ashlee Mulimba, and Madeeha Iqbal
In this session you will learn about what Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is, the need for MECC and some key messages about health and well-being.
Managing children with raised intracranial pressure: brain tumours and intracranial bleeds
Siba Paul, Joanne Smith, Jessica Green, Adam Smith-Collins and Ravindranath Chinthapalli
1 Hours
This learning module examines the causes of increased intracranial pressure in children. Key features and management associated with brain tumours and intracranial bleeds are highlighted. The conditions are accompanied by illustrative case studies to give an idea of what children's nurses may encounter in a patient presenting wi....
Gout: pathogenesis, clinical presentation and management
Burbage Gail
1 Hours
Gout is a painful inflammatory condition that can affect a variety of joints, causes significant distress and is associated with a number of comorbidities. This learning module aims to dispel the myths surrounding this condition and explore the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, risk factors and diagnosis. It also describes th....
Psychological effects of living with rheumatoid arthritis
Sarah Ryan
1 Hours
Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term inflammatory condition that can affect physical, psychological and social function. The condition is not curable - although drug therapy can be used to reduce inflammation - and patients often experience daily symptoms of joint pain and stiffness, fatigue and functional limitations. Patients m....
Changing role of family carers of people with learning disabilities
Marie Elizabeth Gressmann
1 Hours
People who care for a family member who has learning disabilities face many of the same challenges as those in other family carer roles, but with distinct differences. Many people with learning disabilities depend on family support all their lives, regardless of where they live, or until the carer dies. This module explores the....
Safeguarding: recognition of child maltreatment
Julie Taylor and Caroline Bradbury-Jones
Every nurse has a responsibility for protecting children, even nurses who do not work directly with children. However, nurses may be reluctant to deal with child maltreatment issues because they do not want to get things wrong or make a situation worse. The aim of this learning module is to assist nurses in their child protectio....
Managing lifestyle factors in adults with osteoarthritis
Sarah Ryan
Osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability in older people in the UK. The symptoms of joint pain and stiffness can lead to reduced joint function and deformity. Addressing lifestyle factors, namely exercise and maintaining an optimum weight, can reduce pain and improve joint function. This learning module focuses on how, by u....
Helping patients to achieve self-management
Bob Price
Nurses are often urged to help patients learn about their illness and the self-management measures that may enable them to achieve a degree of independence after they have left hospital. However, little has been written about the practical process of facilitating patient learning while the patient makes sense of their circumstan....
Applying critical thinking to nursing
Bob Price
1 Hours
Critical thinking and writing are skills that are not easy to acquire. The term 'critical' is used differently in social and clinical contexts. Nursing students need time to master the inquisitive and ruminative aspects of critical thinking that are required in academic environments. This learning module outlines what is meant b....
Promoting mental and physical health in adults with psychosis
Hilary Jane Mairs and Tim Bradshaw
1 Hours
Psychosis is an umbrella term for a range of mental health problems characterised by hallucinations, delusions, and/or becoming inactive or withdrawn. This learning module explores developments in understanding psychosis and reports on progress in finding effective treatments for psychotic symptoms. While such advances offer new....
Assessment and management of patients with diabetes-related foot ulcers The management and treatment of cerebral aneurysm and aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Emma Bowles
1 Hours
A cerebral aneurysm is a weak or thin spot on a blood vessel in the brain that swells and fills with blood. Rupture of a cerebral aneurysm, known as aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, is a medical emergency and is associated with increased mortality. This learning module explores the anatomy and physiology of the brain and blo....
Understanding fever and the management of feverish illness in children under five years
Penny McDougall and Maureen Harrison
This learning module discusses the causes and management of fever in children. In line with guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, it explores the importance of identifying children at risk of serious illness and those that can be managed safely at home. The module also identifies the skills and kno....
Care of patients with a stoma
Jennie Burch
Several diseases and operations may necessitate the formation of a stoma. Patients may be concerned about the effect of the stoma on their ability to carry out activities of daily living, as well as quality of life. Nurses who may be involved in the care of patients with a stoma should have an understanding of the reasons for st....
Preventing healthcare-associated respiratory tract infections
Dinah Gould
Respiratory tract infections have been identified as the most common healthcare-associated infection in acute hospitals. Patients most at risk are those who are critically ill, in particular patients who are mechanically ventilated. Ventilator-associated pneumonia can have serious consequences for patients, increasing morbidity....
Assessing the sexual health of mental health service users
John Salkeld
1 Hours
This learning module encourages the reader to consider sexuality and sexual health as essential to a full nursing assessment. It discusses the reasons why nurses should be more open in consultations with mental health service users in regard to sexual health. A step-by-step model that assists nurses in their interventions with s....
How to measure blood pressure manually
Melanie Rushton and Joyce Smith
This module aims to help nurses to measure blood pressure (BP) manually using an aneroid sphygmomanometer. BP measurement is an essential clinical skill, and nurses must be competent in performing this procedure and taking accurate readings. Nurses should be aware of manual BP measurement techniques and understand the patien....
Fall Risk Assessment
Dr Rebecca Threatt DNP, RN, CHSE
This course will promote assessment of the risk of falling a patient might have and promote better safety measures and better outcomes for the patient.
CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS: RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY TRAUMA VITAMIN-A DEFICIENCY
Dr Joyce Chan
Eye Health Africa https://eyehealthafrica.org/ This course describes the CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS: RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY TRAUMA VITAMIN-A DEFICIENCY
HIV and TB for Health Care Professionals in the Era of COVID-19
Foundation for Professional Development
COVID-19 has changed the profile and importance of many diseases in the world. WHO declared TB a worldwide emergency already in 1993 and together with HIV has ranked as major cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa for the last decade and more. Yet, with the arrival o COVID-19, the focus has rapidly shifted. Attention and res....
Nurse Mentorship
Foundation for Professional Development
Mentorship is a process and not just a once off encounter. By creating a conducive environment and providing a sufficient combination of challenge and supportive scaffolding to a mentee, the mentor can facilitate maximum growth. Change starts with you. We all want to leave a legacy. Through our social intent we influence others....
Integrated Adherence Counselling in the Healthcare Setting
FPD
The orientation module is designed to equip you with the necessary introductory knowledge to start your e-learning journey. There are two surveys that need to be completed as well as two short videos on how to be a successful online learner and netiquette. Lastly, there is an introductory video that will give you an overview of....