Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Alcohol intoxication is a major contributing factor for admission to A&E...
01 Sep 2003
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.
Nurse led fast track for vulnerable older people
The ‘plight’ of older people in A&E departments has received much media...
01 Sep 2003
Tackling injury head on
New guidance issued by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is set...
01 Jul 2003
Chill out: therapeutic hypothermia improves survival
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a common event and is a major cause of unexpected...
01 Jul 2003
Ankle sprain: how much do A&E staff know?
Ankle injuries in the UK account for many patients attending A&E...
01 Jul 2003
Ankle sprain: a literature search
An internet and library literature search was undertaken to discover current best...
01 Jun 2003
Vegetation, vegetables, vesicles: plants and skin
Plants and plant extracts can adversely affect the skin in several ways that can be...
01 Jun 2003
Auditing a nurse led fracture referral service
Audit is a word that can conjure thoughts of facts and figures that some nurses may...
01 Jun 2003
Coming home from war: a literature review
This, the last of three literature reviews, builds on previous articles concerned...
01 May 2003
Rescue paramedic style: a training scenario
For most emergency nurses, rescue is something that happens in the pre-hospital...
01 May 2003
Poisoning: sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate
Sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate are widely used both pharmaceutical and in...
01 May 2003
Metallic and inorganic mercury poisoning
Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is most familiar in its metallic form...
01 Apr 2003
Minor and major patients – what can be done?
The Department of Health documents, The NHS Plan (DoH 2000) and Reforming Emergency...
01 Apr 2003
Participation in warfare: a literature review
Last month’s Emergency Nurse article by Wild (2003) presented literature concerning...
01 Apr 2003
Going to war: a literature review
During the Gulf War (GW) 1991, many NHS hospitals were placed on standby to receive...
01 Mar 2003
Preparing for a chemical incident
Since the terrorist attack on the US on September 11 2001 and the increasing...
01 Mar 2003
Educational preparation for ENP roles
This paper reports on a study undertaken to obtain a ‘snapshot’ of ENP education...
01 Mar 2003
Faculty of emergency nursing pilot study part two
The first paper in this two-part series on the faculty of emergency nursing (FEN)...
01 Mar 2003