Evidence and Practice
Non-medical prescribing: a reflective case study on prescribing anticoagulation for deep vein thrombosis
Nerve agents: a guide for emergency nurses. Part 1
Pre-hospital pain assessment in paediatric patients
Clinical
Non-medical prescribing: a reflective case study on prescribing anticoagulation for...
Prescribing is a high-risk, complex skill. There are more than 50,000 nurse prescribers in...
Nerve agents: a guide for emergency nurses. Part 1
Recent incidents in the UK and the alleged chemical attacks in Syria by the Bashar al-Assad...
Pre-hospital pain assessment in paediatric patients
The aim of this article is to review the literature on pre-hospital assessment of pain in...
Local implementation of a national curriculum and competency framework for emergency...
This article reviews the evidence associated with the Royal College of Nursing (2017)...
An intervention to improve retention in emergency nursing
The UK has a serious shortage of nurses and for the first time in recent nursing history 27...
Emergency department leaders and levels of engagement among their nursing staff
Aim Researchers have begun to examine work engagement in nursing, but there is little...
CPD articles
Nursing management of paediatric asthma in emergency departments
Childhood asthma is a complex disease which may be resistant to treatment and varies in its...
Lyme disease: recognition and management for emergency nurses
Over the past ten years there has been a significant rise in the number of people who...
Emergency management of burns: part 2
Infrequent presentation of this patient group to emergency departments can cause stress and...
Emergency management of burns: part 1
Caring for patients with burn injuries can be traumatic for staff. Non-specialist clinicians...
Concussion in sport: the importance of accurate and reliable discharge advice
Concussion in sport is a common presentation in urgent and emergency care settings, so it is...
Nursing management of childhood chickenpox infection
Chickenpox is an extremely contagious infectious disease caused by varicella zoster virus (...
How to
How to improve patient care by learning from mistakes
Mistakes made in healthcare settings and the challenges to staff that arise from them can...