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.
Mothball poisoning
Mothballs are not as commonly used as they were in the past, but there are still...
Lateral ankle sprains
Ankle sprains remain one of emergency departments’ most frequently presenting...
Redesigning triage to reduce waiting times
The Department of Health (England) document Reforming Emergency Care (DoH 2001)...
The national poisons information service
The United Kingdom poisons information service for the medical profession started...
Changes in the use of emergency services
Although once reserved for the seriously ill (Clancy and Eisenberg 1997), the...
Managing soft tissue injuries
This article will discuss whether a chartered physiotherapist is a useful health...
Interprofessional education
Emergency care is in the media spotlight, but is also in the unenviable position of...
Ambulance responses at a disaster site
Personnel working in the pre-hospital field often face situations that place high...
Providing out of hours urgent care
For many years, emergency departments have encountered the problems of minor injury...
Antiepileptic drug overdose
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions; it has been suggested...
Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease crisis
Worldwide, sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest symptomatic haemoglobinopathy...
Benchmarking as a quality assessment tool
Successive publications and consultation documents from the government have placed...
Assessing clinical competence
The need for nurses to be able to demonstrate their level of clinical competence...
Audit of administration of analgesia
Research has shown that three-quarters of patients who attend A&E...
Treating corneal trauma
Corneal trauma, although generally superficial can also be an intensely painful and...
Bioterrorism
Microorganisms and toxins have been used in warfare since antiquity (Christopher et...
Conscious sedation of children in A&E
The administration of ketamine has been employed and validated by emergency...
Trauma course content after the gulf war
The Gulf War ended in the Spring of 1991. It represented a major departure from...