Introducing three refreshed evidence series for health professionals and clinical support staff working in maternity care, nursing and allied health.
Evidence for Nursing
Central venous catheter (CVC) management: evidence round-up
Cochrane evidence on central venous catheter (CVC) management in a blog for nurses.
What helps older people take their medication correctly?
Sarah Chapman looks at new Cochrane evidence on approaches to help older people on multiple medications to take them as prescribed and also considers the importance of ‘careful and kind care’.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers: new Cochrane evidence
Sarah Chapman looks at new Cochrane evidence on personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect healthcare workers from infections such as COVID-19 (coronavirus)
Falls prevention in older people: what can nurses do?
In this blog for nurses, Helen Cowan reflects on the latest Cochrane evidence on falls preventions in care homes and hospitals and reflects in the context of her practice.
Life after stroke: a special series from Cochrane UK
Sarah Chapman introduces #LifeAfterStroke, a special series of blogs, and other material, that will include Cochrane evidence, ongoing research and the perspectives of stroke survivors, researchers and health professionals on life after stroke.
Pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): evidence review
Sarah Chapman reviews the evidence on pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD
Cochrane evidence on catheter washouts: from Twitter to the bedside
We Nurses founder Teresa Chinn reflects on how learning about Cochrane evidence on catheter washouts enabled her to challenge and change her patient's care.
Medication adherence: evidence review
Sarah Chapman reviews the evidence on medication adherence.
Dressings and topical agents for healing pressure ulcers: which should we choose?
In this blog, three Cochrane review authors share the latest evidence on dressings and topical agents for pressure ulcers.
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.