Clinical Practice

Student nurse listening to a patient during a bedside pain assessment

SOCRATES Pain Assessment: What to Ask and Why I...

SOCRATES gives student nurses a structure for pain assessment, but the patient matters more than the mnemonic. Learn how to ask naturally, recognise deterioration, reassess and document clearly.

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SOCRATES Pain Assessment: What to Ask and Why I...

SOCRATES gives student nurses a structure for pain assessment, but the patient matters more than the mnemonic. Learn how to ask naturally, recognise deterioration, reassess and document clearly.

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Student nurse speaking with a patient while completing a Glasgow Coma Scale assessment under supervision.

Glasgow Coma Scale: How to Score and Document It

A practical teaching guide to assessing, scoring and documenting the Glasgow Coma Scale, including difficult motor responses, not testable components, worked examples and escalation points for student nurses.

Glasgow Coma Scale: How to Score and Document It

A practical teaching guide to assessing, scoring and documenting the Glasgow Coma Scale, including difficult motor responses, not testable components, worked examples and escalation points for student nurses.

Student nurse assessing a deteriorating patient receiving oxygen in an acute hospital setting

Sepsis Six: Understanding What Happens When a P...

Follow the physiology of sepsis from infection and circulatory change to organ dysfunction, then see where the Sepsis Six, NEWS2 and current risk-based treatment fit into nursing assessment and escalation.

Sepsis Six: Understanding What Happens When a P...

Follow the physiology of sepsis from infection and circulatory change to organ dysfunction, then see where the Sepsis Six, NEWS2 and current risk-based treatment fit into nursing assessment and escalation.

Healthcare professional applying a medical leech to congested reconstructed tissue under clinical supervision.

Yes, the NHS Really Uses Leeches: Here Is Why

Why medicinal leeches are used for venous congestion after reconstructive surgery, and what nurses need to understand about flap monitoring, bleeding and infection risk.

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Yes, the NHS Really Uses Leeches: Here Is Why

Why medicinal leeches are used for venous congestion after reconstructive surgery, and what nurses need to understand about flap monitoring, bleeding and infection risk.

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Student nurse reviewing a patient’s fluid balance chart, water intake and urine output on a UK hospital ward.

Fluid Balance Charts: How to Calculate and Inte...

Learn how to record, calculate and interpret fluid balance while avoiding the common charting mistakes that can hide clinically important changes.

Fluid Balance Charts: How to Calculate and Inte...

Learn how to record, calculate and interpret fluid balance while avoiding the common charting mistakes that can hide clinically important changes.

Student nurse assessing an adult patient using the ABCDE approach on a UK hospital ward.

ABCDE Assessment for Student Nurses: What to Ch...

A practical UK teaching guide to ABCDE assessment, what to check at each stage, why each finding matters, NEWS2, worked deterioration examples and student nurse escalation.

ABCDE Assessment for Student Nurses: What to Ch...

A practical UK teaching guide to ABCDE assessment, what to check at each stage, why each finding matters, NEWS2, worked deterioration examples and student nurse escalation.