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.
Anorectal examination in emergency departments
Many patients present to emergency departments with anorectal problems, such as haemorrhoids...
01 Apr 2013
Assessing carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a toxic gas usually formed during the incomplete combustion of...
01 Mar 2013
Improved patient pathways can prevent overcrowding
Emergency department (ED) crowding is a common problem throughout the western world. Not...
01 Mar 2013
Avulsion fracture of the calcaneal tuberosity: diagnosis and treatment
Avulsion calcaneal tuberosity fracture is an uncommon but potentially serious condition,...
01 Mar 2013
Treating cement burns in the emergency department
Use of cement is widespread in the UK and warnings about burns caused by contact with the...
01 Mar 2013
Importance of debriefing following critical incidents
Working in emergency departments (EDs) is inherently stressful, and stress caused by events...
01 Mar 2013
Intranasal diamorphine in children with trauma
This article discusses the administration of intranasal diamorphine as an analgesia in...
01 Feb 2013
Family-centred care: review of opinions among staff
The sudden admission to an emergency department (ED) of a patient requiring resuscitation...
01 Feb 2013
Assessing alcohol-related attendance at emergency departments
Widespread alcohol misuse has implications for the physical, mental and social health of the...
01 Feb 2013
How to improve patient care by learning from mistakes
Mistakes made in healthcare settings and the challenges to staff that arise from them can...
01 Feb 2013
Nurse burnout and the working environment
Aim This article examines levels of burnout experienced by emergency nurses and the...
09 Sep 2011
Treating burns caused by hydrofluoric acid
Hydrofluoric acid is an ingredient of many common household and industrial solutions. Even...
08 Jun 2011
How clinical practice placements affect professional development
Aim The aim of the study discussed in this article was to understand the views of...
07 Sep 2010
X-ray interpretation by emergency nurse practitioners
An audit of the ability of emergency nurse practitioners to interpret X-rays accurately has...
06 Oct 2009
Requesting tissue donation
There is little doubt among healthcare professionals and ministers that the organ...
10 Mar 2009
Experiences of older people in emergency care settings
People over the age of 65 make up about 20 per cent of the population of Scotland (...
10 Mar 2009
Venous thromboembolism in patients with below-knee plaster casts
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be defined as the blocking of a blood vessel by a...
10 Mar 2009
Abdominal assessment and diagnosis of appendicitis
Atypical healthcare consultation involves gathering information, inferring a...
10 Feb 2009