Significance of Chilaiditi sign and Chilaiditi syndrome
Chilaiditi sign and syndrome are uncommon conditions and often misdiagnosed. They are...
15 Jun 2017
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Remote clinical decision-making: a clinician’s definition
Aims Remote clinical decision-making (RCDM), commonly known as ‘telephone triage’ or ‘hear...
12 May 2017
What is person-centred care and can it be achieved in emergency departments?
Contemporary nursing in all disciplines focuses on the concept of person-centred care, and...
12 May 2017
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End of life care in emergency departments: a review of the literature
Providing end of life care (EOLC) in emergency departments (EDs) is challenging because of...
12 May 2017
Bell’s palsy: excluding serious illness in urgent and emergency care settings
Bell’s palsy is a relatively benign condition that affects about 20 in every 100,000...
13 Apr 2017
Nursing management of reflex anoxic seizures in children
Children who present with transient loss of consciousness (T-LOC) are often first seen in...
13 Apr 2017
Early recognition of encephalitis in acute settings
Encephalitis is a life-threatening condition in which inflammation of the brain tissue...
13 Apr 2017
Physical activity: is it time for emergency department nurses to step up?
Physical inactivity seems to be reaching pandemic proportions. People are becoming more...
10 Mar 2017
Advanced nurse practitioner-led abdominal therapeutic paracentesis
Liver disease is a common cause of death in England and Wales, and ascites is associated...
10 Mar 2017
Pre-hospital assessment of a child under one year old with fever
Parents often bring children with a fever to primary and emergency care settings. This...
10 Mar 2017
Evaluating the use of patient pathway scores in medical assessments
Aim This article describes the modification and testing of a triage tool, the patient...
10 Feb 2017
Developing an advanced nurse practitioner approach to clinical assessments
Emergency departments (EDs) often experience reduced patient flow, which results in low...
10 Feb 2017
Improving patient safety through the introduction of a formal triage process
Emergency departments (EDs) in the UK are facing unprecedented increases in attendance, and...
10 Feb 2017
Clinical update – infusion therapy
Ensuring the safest care for patients undergoing infusion therapy through updated guidance.
05 Jan 2017
Recognition and nursing management of diabetes in children
Diabetes mellitus is a common condition in children, characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia...
07 Dec 2016
Role of coordinators in national and international major trauma services
Major trauma services in the UK underwent reform in April 2012, following reports that...
07 Dec 2016
Fight bite injury: emergency department assessment and management
Human bite wounds to the hand are relatively common injuries and are associated with high...
10 Nov 2016
Is there a place for nebulised magnesium sulphate in the management of asthma?
Intravenous magnesium sulphate (MgSO 4 ) is an accepted part of the pharmacological...
10 Nov 2016