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.
Maximising nurse-patient communication in the emergency department
How to remove or reduce barriers to have effective conversations with patients and colleagues
01 Aug 2023
Frailty assessment in older patients in the emergency department
Screening for frailty can ensure appropriate clinical decisions are made
18 Jul 2023
Bowing fractures of the forearm in children: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management
Such fractures are easily missed due to presentation ambiguities and lack of awareness among...
04 Jul 2023
Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in emergency nurses: a mixed-methods...
Active prevention of compassion fatigue would help avoid burnout and aid staff retention
06 Jun 2023
Training nurses to triage: a scoping review
Lectures, simulations and workshops appear effective but a gold standard is needed to...
04 May 2023
Health promotion in emergency care settings: investigating staff views and experiences
Staff and patients would benefit from a more structured approach to health promotion
18 Apr 2023
Risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis in adult patients with lower-limb immobilisation
Fictional study of a patient with an ankle fracture to explore guidance on risk assessment
21 Mar 2023
Assessment and management of pelvic fractures from high-energy trauma in adults
Enhance your knowledge of risks associated with pelvic fractures caused by high-energy trauma
07 Mar 2023
Assessment of adult patients with neutropenic sepsis
Risk factors for and signs and symptoms of patients who present to the emergency department
16 Feb 2023
Non-urgent presentations to the paediatric emergency department: a literature review
Why parents of children present to PED rather than to community healthcare services
02 Feb 2023
Potentially avoidable tetanus booster in the emergency department: a service evaluation
Why many of the prophylactic tetanus treatments administered in EDs may be unnecessary
19 Jan 2023
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Making more nurses, one minute at a time: an efficiency and quality improvement project
Enhance your understanding of triage processes and of the primary aim of emergency triage
05 Jan 2023
Independent prescribing for a child with a first diagnosis of asthma: a case study
Refresh your knowledge of the signs and symptoms of asthma, as well as how it is treated
15 Dec 2022
Benefits of a collaborative approach to service evaluation in urgent care
Collaboration and service evaluation are important to enable high-quality care
22 Nov 2022
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children who present with stridor
Stridor indicates partial upper airway obstruction and requires prompt medical assessment
09 Nov 2022
Accidental hypothermia: pathophysiology, investigations and management
Increase your awareness of the range of rewarming techniques used in accidental hypothermia
25 Oct 2022
Links between organisational justice, positive organisational behaviour and productivity
How organisational justice can be linked to improve productivity in emergency nurses
11 Oct 2022
Comparing the hair apposition technique with traditional closure in scalp lacerations
A literature review of the clinical outcomes for patients with scalp lacerations using HAT
20 Sep 2022