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.
Lead Poisoning
Although the general population may be exposed to lead from numerous environmental...
The student as named nurse: a new model of learning
In many A&E units, patient care is divided between acute, minor and...
Attitudes to patients who present with suicidal behaviour
There are national and local concerns regarding the increase in A&E...
Extending the ENP role with ENP review clinics a preliminary study
As public expectations of the health service progressively increase, there will be...
Digoxin overdose: clinical features and management
Digoxin is a digitalis glycoside extracted from the leaves of the plant Digitalis...
Great expectations
This is the first of a two-part research paper which sought to establish what the...
Sulphonylureas and metformin overdose: clinical features and management
Nicola Bates discusses the problems in the treatment of overdose of two drugs...
Caring for people with Down syndrome in A&E
The concept of vulnerability is commonly used in the health care setting, though it...
Minor injury Services – the present state
It has been suggested that a large number of patients attending A&E...
Prompts to request telemedical consultations in clinical protocols
Telemedicine is a new technology, and so it is important to incorporate prompts in...
Penetrating trauma a case of the unexpected
Increasing pressures on the NHS, and emergency services in particular, have forced...
Antimalarial drug overdose: clinical features and management
Malaria is caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the Plasmodia genus; the...
Non accidental injury vs staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome A case study
This is a case study of a young child who was brought to the A&E department...
The accuracy and reliability of the tympanic membrane thermometer a literature review
In our paediatric A&E department we use a tympanic membrane thermometer (...
Theophylline overdose: clinical features and management
Theophylline is a naturally occurring methylxanthine, belonging to the same family...
Devising a patient group direction
Following years of uncertainty with the legality of administering medication under...
Managing emergency admissions
The nature of emergency departments is the unpredictability of the workload coming...