In this blog, three Cochrane review authors share the latest evidence on dressings and topical agents for pressure ulcers.
Evidence for Nursing
Venous leg ulcers: evidence review
This article for nurses, on venous leg ulcers, is one of a series of evidence reviews written by Sarah Chapman for the British Journal of Community Nursing
Evidence for everyday practice: a multidisciplinary tweetchat
Catch up with the conversation we had during a multidisciplinary tweetchat with the We Communities, exploring evidence for everyday - how practitioners find and use it, and how it impacts their practice.
Foot care for people with diabetes: prevention of complications and treatment
Sarah Chapman reviews the evidence on foot care for people with diabetes in an article for nurses
Skin-to-skin care: can it reduce procedural pain in neonates?
In a blog primarily for health professionals, Asda Abbas, a trainee paediatrician, looks at Cochrane evidence on skin to skin care and pain in neonates
Rivastigmine reviewed: doubts about dementia drug
In this blog for our dementia series, nurse Helen Cowan reflects on Cochrane evidence on rivastigmine and the use of this drug in practice.
Urinary catheters tweetchat: evidence and practice
A summary of our tweetchat with #wenurses on evidence and practice relating to urinary catheters
Short-term catheterisation: considerations for best practice
A blog for nurses on Cochrane evidence on short-term catheterisation and reflections on what clinicians need to consider for best practice
Intermittent catheterisation: informed choices?
In this blog for nurses, Sarah Chapman looks at Cochrane evidenceCochrane Reviews are systematic reviews. In systematic reviews we...
What can nurses do to help people stop smoking?
This Evidence for Everyday Nursing blog considers Cochrane evidence and the role of nurses in helping people stop smoking
Sharing research through social media: the peripheral venous catheters story
Sarah Chapman reflects on how Cochrane UK used social media to share Cochrane evidence on replacement of peripheral venous catheters with nurses
Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Is ‘best practice’ evidence-based?
Sarah Chapman puts the spotlight on the evidence around pressure ulcer management and the implications for everyday nursing practice and future research