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.
Managing children’s forearm fractures in the emergency department
Forearm fractures are most common fractures among children and young people aged up to 19
07 Sep 2021
Identifying patients with COVID-19 who require early continuous positive airway pressure
How vital signs measurements can identify patients with COVID who require early CPAP
26 Aug 2021
Assessing and investigating patients with a suspected bone tumour
Nurses working in ED need to know how to assess, manage and refer patients with a bone tumour
20 Jul 2021
Zygomatic complex fractures in the emergency department: diagnosis and management
Zygomatic complex fractures can be missed on assessment and examination and left undiagnosed
07 Jul 2021
Winged scapula: an overview of pathophysiology, diagnosis and management
Winged scapula can be painful and debilitating, resulting in loss of power and/or movement
23 Jun 2021
Workplace violence: the experiences of emergency nurses in Indonesia
Managing workplace violence is crucial for the provision of high-quality nursing care
18 May 2021
Staff education by the critical care outreach team: evaluating a study day
Effects of educational sessions designed and delivered by local critical care outreach teams
06 May 2021
Screening and management of unintentional low-level carbon monoxide exposure in the ED
The pathophysiology, signs and symptoms of patients with low-level carbon monoxide exposure
13 Apr 2021
The effect of post-traumatic stress on quality of life of pre-hospital emergency staff
Determining the relationship between symptoms of PTSD and professional quality of life
30 Mar 2021
Outcomes of ondansetron use in children with gastroenteritis in the ED
Findings of literature review of outcomes of ondansetron use in children with gastroenteritis
23 Mar 2021
Evaluating a new trauma and critical care management course for nurses
Developing the course and a discussion of the course evaluation findings
23 Feb 2021
Hand injury: investigating the accuracy of referrals to a specialist trauma centre
Report on a service improvement project aiming to determine accuracy of hand injury...
26 Jan 2021
Managing behaviour that challenges in people with dementia in the emergency department
Literature review on managing behaviour in people with dementia in emergency departments
30 Dec 2020
Effectiveness of the sepsis six bundle in the management of acute adult sepsis in the UK
Literature review on the effectiveness of the sepsis six bundle in managing adults with...
08 Dec 2020
Assessment and management of metastatic bone cancer in emergency departments
The knowledge and skills required to care for patients with cancer
24 Nov 2020
Improving the treatment of patients with dual diagnosis in emergency departments
Care of patients who present with symptoms arising from a combination of severe mental...
18 Nov 2020
Insights into nurses’ precarious emotional labour in the emergency department
Service demands such as four-hour wait targets add a further layer of complexity and...
30 Oct 2020
Expanding the emergency nurse role to meet demand: nurse and physician perspectives
Attitudes towards an expanded role for registered nurses in the emergency department
01 Sep 2020