Useful Weblinks

Explore further with these weblinks related to the below chapters.

Chapter 1: The Changing World of Healthcare

For the latest information on what is happening in each of the four countries of the UK see:

Chapter 2: Person-centred Care

Chapter 3: Professional Values

Chapter 4: Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Harm

  • Whilst adult nurses are primarily concerned with safeguarding a good knowledge of safeguarding children is also required. This link takes you to the NSPCC website and a range of resources including information regarding the legal position in different part of the UK: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

  • This link takes you to the safeguarding section of the Social Care Institute of Excellence website: http://www.scie.org.uk/adults/safeguarding/

Chapter 5: Patient Safety

  • https://improvement.nhs.uk/ – a website with useful resources to improve the quality of care in Trusts.

  • Ihub: http://ihub.scot/ – this is Scotland’s Healthcare Improvement Hub, supporting health and social care organisations to redesign and continuously improve services – with lots of resources.

  • Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch: https://www.hsib.org.uk/ – a new website which provides information on investigations into incidents in healthcare.

Chapter 6: Research and Evidence-based Practice in Nursing

  • www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/ – this takes you to the NMC page where you can read the Code in full, including the section which relates specifically to EBP, as well as access a range of other resources.

  • www.cochrane.org – information about the work of the Cochrane Collaboration, who provide high-quality resources for those working in healthcare; includes access to the Cochrane Library (database of systematic reviews).

  • www.evidence.nhs.uk – this provides access to NICE guidance and standards as well as a range of other high-quality evidence in health, social care and public health.

Chapter 7: Health Promotion

Chapter 8: The Fundamentals of Care in Nursing Adults

  • www.careinspectorate.com – the Care Inspectorate (Scotland) website offers a wealth of information on service regulation and provides access to inspection reports.

  • www.cssiw.org.uk – the Care and Social Services Inspectorate (Wales) website offers a wealth of information on service regulation and provides access to inspection reports.

  • www.cqc.org.uk – the Care Quality Commission (England) website offers a wealth of information on service regulation and provides access to inspection reports.

  • https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) website provides access to quality standards in health, social care and public health.

  • www.rqia.org.uk – the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Northern Ireland) website offers a wealth of information on service regulation and provides access to inspection reports.

  • www.sign.ac.uk – the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network website provides access to national clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence.

Chapter 9: Assessment of the Adult with Acute Needs

Chapter 10: Preparing Adults for Surgery, Peri- and Post-operative Surgical Care

  • Association of Anaesthetist Great Britain and Ireland: www.aagbi.org – a useful website with publications and guidelines relating to anaesthesia and post-anaesthetic care.

  • British Association of Day Surgery: https://daysurgeryuk.net/en/home/ – a useful website about day and short-stay surgery for patients, relatives, carers and health care professionals.

  • Hypothermia: Prevention and management in adults having surgery: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg65 – guideline on preventing inadvertent perioperative hypothermia.

Chapter 11: Pain Assessment and Management

Chapter 12: Clinical Investigations

Chapter 13: Medication Management and Administration

Chapter 14: Infection Prevention and Control

  • http://www.who.int/infection-prevention/en/ – provides a global perspective on the topic of infection prevention and control

  • http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/index.aspx – the Health Protection Scotland website offers information on a range of topical infection prevention and control issues, and contains a dedicated HAI and infection control section, as well as hosting the Scotland’s national infection control manual

  • https://www.gov.uk/topic/health-protection/infectious-diseases – this Public Health England website offers up-to-date information and guidance on a wide range of infectious diseases. It lists infectious diseases/ conditions alphabetically, making information of specific conditions easy to find.

  • https://www.ips.uk.net/ this site is the home of the Infection Prevention Society. Its aim is to inform promote and sustain expert infection prevention policy and practice, and contains a wide range of information on the topic – including how to get involved directly.

Chapter 15: Care of the Childbearing Woman

  • The Pandas foundation is a charity that supports families experiencing antenatal or postnatal illness. The website provides information and resources and support: http://www.pandasfoundation.org.uk/

Chapter 16: Care of the Highly Dependent and Critically ill Adult

  • ICUsteps is a useful example of a charity support established by former intensive care patients, families and healthcare professionals to promote better support and rehabilitation following a critical illness:  www.icusteps.org

  • Resuscitation Council (UK). (2015). Guidelines and guidance: A systematic approach to the acutely Ill patient (ABCDE Approach). Retrieved from: www.resus.org.uk/resuscitation-guidelines/a-systematic-approach-to-the-acutely-ill-patient-abcde – an important website to refresh the latest resuscitation guidelines and review the ABCDE systematic approach.

  • Scottish Intensive Care Society. (2015). Audit of critical care in Scotland 2015, reporting on 2014. Retrieved from www.scottishintensivecaresociety.org.uk – an interesting link to find out more about the Scottish Intensive Care Society.

Chapter 17: Care of the Frail Older Adult

Chapter 19: Care of the Adult with Mental Health Issues

Chapter 21: Care of the Adult with a Learning Disability

CIPOLD was tasked with investigating the avoidable or premature deaths of people with learning disabilities through a series of retrospective reviews of deaths. The aim was to review the patterns of care that people received in the period leading up to their deaths, to identify errors or omissions contributing to these deaths, to illustrate evidence of good practice, and to provide improved evidence on avoiding premature death.

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyV1v-nib38 – in this short film, volunteers from the project ‘Getting It Right – From the Start’ talk about communication. They share some of the things you should keep in mind when communicating with people with a learning disability.

Chapter 22: Care of the Adult with Cancer

Chapter 23: Care of the Aadult at the End of Life

Chapter 24: Care of the Adult with a Respiratory Condition

  • https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/ – the website of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) who develops standards to improve care for people who have respiratory diseases: Better Lung Health for All.

  • http://goldcopd.org/ – the website of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) which works with health care professionals to improve prevention and treatment of COPD internationally.

  • https://www.blf.org.uk/ – a public-facing website of the British Lung Foundation which is the only UK charity dedicated to lung health.

Chapter 25: Care of the Adult with a Cardiac Condition

  • https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/cardiovascular-conditions  –  NICE guidance accessed via this web link is an important evidence-based source of information regarding the promotion of cardiac health.

  • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN): www.sign.ac.uk  – an important evidence-based source of information regarding the promotion of cardiac health.

  • www.who.int: WHO guidance accessed via this link is an important evidence-based source of information regarding global recommendations on physical activity for health and the impact of interventions on diet and physical activity.

Chapter 26: Care of the Adult with a Vascular Condition

Chapter 27: Care of the Adult with a Neurological Condition

Chapter 28: Care of the Adult with a Urinary/Renal Condition

Chapter 29: Care of the Adult with an Endocrine Condition

Chapter 30: Care of the Adult with an Immunological Condition

  • Immunology nursing in the UK: The Immunology and Allergy Nurse Group (IANG): www.iang.org.uk
  • Patient organisations:

http://piduk.org/

http://www.ipopi.org/

https://www.geneticalliance.org.uk/

https://www.raredisease.org.uk/

Chapter 31: Care of the Adult with a Musculoskeletal Condition

Chapter 32: Care of the Adult with a Haematological Condition

Chapter 33: Care of the Adult with a Dermatological Condition

Chapter 34: Care of the Adult with a Gastrointestinal Condition

Chapter 35: Care of the Adult with a Nutritional Condition

  • Obesity: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/cg43  – the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children.

  • www.NHS.uk/livewell – NHS choices app to manage your health, including comparing supermarket ingredients.

Chapter 36: Leadership and Management in Nursing Adults

Chapter 37: Decision-making

Chapter 38: Lifelong Learning and Continuing Professional Development

Chapter 39: The Role of the Nurse as Teacher and Educator