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.
Implementing vernakalant: a novel approach to cardioversion
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, and there is a one in four lifetime...
11 Dec 2018
Evidence-based management of patients with Colles’ fractures in emergency departments:...
Distal forearm fractures are a common presentation in UK emergency departments (EDs)....
04 Dec 2018
Lisfranc injury: assessment and management in emergency departments
Injuries to the tarsometatarsal joint complex, also referred to as a Lisfranc injury, are...
30 Oct 2018
Should I be more concerned about patient care or the four-hour target?
UK emergency departments (EDs) are high-pressure environments focused on delivering care in...
24 Oct 2018
GPs’ opinions of discharge summaries generated by advanced nurse practitioners in...
Aim Clinical handover at the point of discharge is critically important. It generally occurs...
16 Oct 2018
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 3: enabling and supporting delivery of...
In the final part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues analyse the factors...
09 Oct 2018
Multidisciplinary team attitudes to an advanced nurse practitioner service in an...
Aim The aim of this study was to examine an emergency department’s (ED) multidisciplinary...
02 Oct 2018
Fingertip injuries in children: a review of the literature
Fingertip injuries in children are a common presentation in emergency settings. These...
29 Aug 2018
Does use of the LUCAS device improve mortality in adult patients with out-of-hospital...
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common occurrence in the UK, with 60,000 cases...
15 Aug 2018
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 2: barriers to the provision of compassionate...
In the second part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues discuss the...
26 Jul 2018
An exploration of the reasons why people attend but do not wait to be seen in emergency...
Aim The aim of the study was to explore the reasons why people do not always wait to receive...
26 Jun 2018
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 1: nursing students’ perspectives
Compassion is a topical issue in clinical nursing practice, nurse education and policy, but...
20 Jun 2018
Should nurses be trained to use ultrasound for intravenous access to patients with...
Peripheral venous access is the most common invasive procedure performed on patients in the...
14 Jun 2018
Electrocardiograms: a guide to rhythm recognition for emergency nurses
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most commonly performed investigations in emergency...
31 May 2018
Hair toe tourniquets: a review of two case studies
Digit hair tourniquets are relatively uncommon. There are reports in the literature of hair...
31 May 2018
Nurses’ attitudes to supporting people who are suicidal in emergency departments
The aim of this study is to determine emergency nurses’ knowledge about, and perceived...
04 May 2018
Recognition and nursing management of children with non-traumatic limp
Children with acute onset non-traumatic limp often present to emergency departments (EDs)....
09 Mar 2018
Prudent healthcare in emergency departments: a case study in Wales
To deliver a patient-centred service, emergency departments (EDs) must be efficient,...
09 Mar 2018