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Coronavirus and Covid-19

In addition to articles specific to caring for patients with Covid-19, this zone collates essential clinical content to help nurses refresh skills and knowledge they may need to work in unfamiliar settings or to support students and those returning to practice.

Covid-19 nursing

Long Covid

Long Covid 1: assessing the long-term health effects of Covid-19

Long Covid 2: supporting the mental and physical needs of patients

Long Covid 3: supporting nurses with long Covid in the workplace

Respiratory care

Providing non-invasive ventilation outside of critical care

Online tools for qualitative research during the Covid-19 pandemic

Use of non-invasive ventilation for respiratory failure in acute care

A virtual respiratory clinic to support patients with Covid-19 after discharge

Personal protective equipment

Making the case for nurses’ increased involvement in NHS procurement

A regional community Covid-19 swabbing and facemask-fitting service

Infection control 5: equipment for facial and respiratory protection

Infection control 3: use of disposable gloves and aprons

Infection prevention and control

A drive-through blood-testing clinic for young patients with diabetes

The impact of glove misuse on patient safety during the Covid-19 pandemic

Using faecal transplant to treat C difficile infection and other diseases

Adapting type 1 diabetes structured education to a changing world

Vital signs

How to measure capillary refill time in patients who are acutely ill

Blood pressure 2: procedures for measuring blood pressure

Blood pressure 1: key principles and types of measuring equipment

Performing an A-G patient assessment: a step-by-step guide

Deteriorating patient

How to ensure safe and effective resuscitation for patients with Covid-19

Using early warning scores to widen access to end-of-life spiritual care

Improving community recognition of sepsis using early warning scores

Post-sepsis syndrome: overview of a relatively new diagnosis

Nutrition and hydration

Ensuring patients with Covid-19 receive good nutritional care

Effective hydration care for older people living in care homes

Selection and management of commonly used enteral feeding tubes

Assisting patients with eating and drinking to prevent malnutrition

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Principles of infection prevention and control
Isolation precautions
Deteriorating patient
Drug calculations

Sepsis
Clinical record-keeping
Nutrition
Dehydration

Pressure ulcer prevention
Catheter care
Venous thromboembolism
Adverse drug reactions

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▶ Watch: Free webinar on respiratory rate assessment and monitoring

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