Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Improving suicide risk screening in the emergency department
Learn about the use of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Risk Scale
Developing a major trauma course and coaching programme for ward nurses
A bespoke course is helping to increase nurses’ competence when caring for patients with complex trauma
Reducing the burden on ambulance services and EDs: a mental health initiative
How mental health professionals worked with 999 call centre clinical support in Wales
Nitrous oxide tank cold burn to forearm: case study and discussion of the literature
N2O burn presentations are increasingly common in EDs, pointing to need for more formal care guidelines
Using body-worn cameras in emergency departments: a pilot project
A rise in violence at one trust prompted the introduction of body-worn cameras
Improving care for patients who experience miscarriage in emergency departments
A practice innovation to improve care and increase nurses' confidence in breaking bad news
How to triage patients in the emergency department
Familiarise yourself with the steps required when triaging a patient in the ED
Enhancing the nutritional care of older people by recording actual body weight
A quality improvement project showed a simple intervention of relocating scales had a positive effect
Supporting nurses in acute and emergency care settings to speak up
How nurses can overcome barriers to raising concerns with senior clinicians in acute and emergency care
Sickle cell disease: healthcare professionals’ views of patients
Examining why the care of people presenting to the emergency department is often suboptimal
Maximising nurse-patient communication in the emergency department
How to remove or reduce barriers to have effective conversations with patients and colleagues
Frailty assessment in older patients in the emergency department
Screening for frailty can ensure appropriate clinical decisions are made