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.
The provision of emergency healthcare for women who experience intimate partner...
Strategies to address knowledge deficits and negative attitudes
26 May 2020
Exploring medicines reconciliation in the emergency assessment unit: staff perceptions...
Staff perspectives on the time patients wait for their medicines to be prescribed
12 May 2020
Managing the needs of frequent attenders of urgent care services
A case management approach of a new frequent service user manager service
21 Apr 2020
Barriers to effective nurse-patient communication in the emergency department
Identifying what emergency nurses perceive as barriers to nurse-patient communication
14 Apr 2020
Charcot’s foot: a clinical update for emergency nurses
Emergency nurses in the UK have an important role in recognising patients with this condition
07 Apr 2020
Rhabdomyolysis: a case-based critical reflection on its causes and diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis is a complex condition that can have traumatic and non-traumatic causes
24 Mar 2020
Trauma-informed care for people presenting to the ED with mental health issues
EDs can be challenging environments for people experiencing mental health issues
25 Feb 2020
Assessment and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the emergency department
Healthcare staff have a vital role in the assessment and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis
04 Feb 2020
Exploring the common prescribing errors that occur in the emergency department
Identifying common prescribing errors in one large inner-city ED in South Wales
28 Jan 2020
Using problem-based learning to improve patient safety in the emergency department
Two elements are vital to patient safety in emergency care – work culture and staff training
07 Jan 2020
Recognition and management of autonomic dysreflexia in patients with spinal cord injury
It is important that ENs are aware of the symptoms and management of autonomic dysreflexia
10 Dec 2019
How safe staffing can improve emergency nursing: time to cut the Gordian knot
Exploring the effects of fatigue, workplace bullying, moral distress and inadequate staffing
26 Nov 2019
Decompression sickness: a guide for emergency nurses
ENs have an essential role in recognising and initially treating patients experiencing DCS
05 Nov 2019
Screening for sepsis: SIRS or qSOFA? A literature review
Evidence from this article led to the creation of a screening tool developed by the author
15 Oct 2019
Assessment and management of patients with tibial plateau fractures in EDs
Such fractures are a common presentation in EDs, yet diagnosis is not always obvious
01 Oct 2019
Emergency healthcare for women who experience intimate partner violence: part 1
This integrative review is the first of a two-part series about intimate partner violence
24 Sep 2019
A comparison of two interventions in the treatment of severe ankle sprains and lateral...
Aim Stable ankle injuries are highly prevalent in the UK. Prevention of complications and...
28 Aug 2019
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Awareness of secondary traumatic stress in emergency nursing
How nurses can safeguard against secondary traumatic stress
20 Aug 2019