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-to-nurse referral of patients in early pregnancy
This article describes the development, testing, evaluation and implementation of a nurse-to...
02 Apr 2014
Brain tumours in children: reducing time to diagnosis
Although the leading cause of childhood, cancer-related deaths, initial presentations of...
02 Apr 2014
Management of calcium channel blocker overdose
The management of patients who have overdosed with calcium channel blockers (CCBs), which...
05 Mar 2014
Rapid sequence induction in urgent care settings
In the management of critically ill patients in emergency departments, rapid sequence...
05 Mar 2014
Congenital and acquired umbilical hernias: examination and treatment
Many adults and children with painful swellings to the abdomen present to emergency...
05 Mar 2014
Treating people with cardiac chest pain: role of paramedics
Paramedics’ abilities to carry out quick, accurate and prioritised assessments of patients...
05 Mar 2014
Comparison of splinting and casting in the management of torus fracture
Torus, or buckle, fractures are unique to, and common in, children, but their treatment...
05 Feb 2014
Identifying and treating a life-threatening disease
Meningococcal septicaemia is a life-threatening condition that all nurses working in...
05 Feb 2014
Automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case study
Rates of survival after cardiac arrest are low and correlate with the quality of...
05 Feb 2014
Recognising and managing acute hyponatraemia
A significant amount of clinicians’ time is spent managing patients with complications...
05 Feb 2014
Airway management in patients with brain injury
Research has highlighted potential for changes in the technique and implementation of the...
01 Dec 2013
Tranexamic acid in patients with major injuries and blood loss
In the UK, care for people with major injuries has improved since the introduction of trauma...
01 Dec 2013
Pre-hospital treatment of traumatic rhabdomyolysis
Described as the pathological breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue in response to major...
01 Dec 2013
Sudden death in emergency care: responding to bereaved relatives
Many emergency nurses find it difficult to support relatives whose loved ones are being...
01 Dec 2013
Haemorrhage control: lessons from the military
Traumatic injuries with haemorrhage are among the leading causes of death in military and...
01 Nov 2013
Recognising and managing decompression illness
Seen primarily in scuba divers who have breathed compressed air, decompression illness is a...
01 Nov 2013
Ingestion or aspiration of foreign bodies by children
Ingestion and aspiration of foreign bodies are common reasons for children presenting to...
01 Nov 2013
Caring for Patients at High Speed
Aim The aim of this article is to explore whether ambulance clinicians in Sweden perceive...
01 Nov 2013