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Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing subject guide from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum. Highlights key information resources.
Updated: 17 September 2024 -
Care Homes
Care Homes subject guide from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum. Highlights key information resources.
Updated: 17 April 2025 -
Infection Prevention and Control
Infection Prevention and Control subject guide from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum. Highlights key information resources.
Updated: 17 September 2024 -
Dementia
Dementia subject guide from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum. Highlights key information resources.
Updated: 22 April 2025 -
General Practice Nursing
General Practice Nursing subject from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum. Highlights key information resources.
Updated: 15 July 2025 -
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Supporting people with learning disabilities to receive subcutaneous injections
The average life expectancy of people with learning disabilities has increased and many of these individuals will experience long-term and potentially life-limiting conditions such as diabetes mellitus, cancer or arthritis. To manage these conditions and any associated complications medicine injecti...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Understanding the relevance of human rights in healthcare and nursing practice
While the NHS aims to respect the human rights of every individual, it also has a wider social duty to promote equality in the services it provides. This means that the rights of individual patients are not absolute, because the aim of the NHS is to improve the overall health and well-being of the n...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Tracheostomy care: the role of the nurse before, during and after insertion
A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that involves creating an opening and inserting a tube in the trachea to enable air transit from the external atmosphere to the lungs. The insertion of a tracheostomy is a common procedure used to wean patients from mechanical ventilation and to manage patients...
Updated: 18 January 2023 -
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Use of personal protective equipment in nursing practice
A comprehensive understanding of infection prevention and control is essential for nurses when seeking to protect themselves, patients, colleagues and the general public from the transmission of infection. Personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves, aprons and/or gowns, and eye protection, ...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Supporting older people experiencing anxiety through non-pharmacological interventions
Anxiety is a debilitating condition that adversely affects people’s quality of life. It is challenging to differentiate anxiety from other physical and mental health conditions in older people, particularly those with co-morbid dementia or depression. The coronavirus 2019 pandemic has compounded soc...
Updated: 22 November 2023
