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.
Family-centred care: review of opinions among staff
Assessing alcohol-related attendance at emergency departments
Nurse burnout and the working environment
Aim This article examines levels of burnout experienced by emergency nurses and the...
Treating burns caused by hydrofluoric acid
How clinical practice placements affect professional development
Aim The aim of the study discussed in this article was to understand the views of...
X-ray interpretation by emergency nurse practitioners
Venous thromboembolism in patients with below-knee plaster casts
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be defined as the blocking of a blood vessel by a...
Requesting tissue donation
There is little doubt among healthcare professionals and ministers that the organ...
Experiences of older people in emergency care settings
People over the age of 65 make up about 20 per cent of the population of Scotland (...
Abdominal assessment and diagnosis of appendicitis
Atypical healthcare consultation involves gathering information, inferring a...
Transporting patients home
At the Royal Gwent Hospital, which is part of Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust, the...
Perceived barriers to pain management
Comprehensive pain management remains an elusive goal for healthcare practitioners...
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT - Accidental digital injection of adrenaline
A 26-year-old nurse presented to the emergency department (ED) after an accidental...
Catastrophic haemorrhage and emergency care
Trauma is the second leading cause of death in civilian settings and the first in...
Practice Makes Perfect - Monteggia’s fracture
A 15-year-old girl, accompanied by her mother, presented to triage about 30 minutes...
Knife crime education
Over the past two years, the UK media have focused increasingly on knife crime and...
Improving end-of-life care in emergency departments
Emergency department (ED) professionals often appear in the media as heroic individ...
Interaction of antibiotics and oral contraceptives
It is common in emergency departments (EDs) for emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs...