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.
Acute behavioural disturbance: recognition, assessment and management
ABD typically affects overweight men in their mid-thirties who misuse illicit stimulants
31 Mar 2022
Factors that affect nurses’ triage decisions in the emergency department
A literature review of recent studies on factors influencing ED nurses’ triage decisions
28 Feb 2022
Assessing and managing people exposed to conducted energy device (Taser) discharge
Role of nurses in post-Taser assessment and management in custodial and emergency settings
08 Feb 2022
Managing a patient presenting to the ED with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Familiarise yourself with a care bundle that can be used for rapid assessment and management
25 Jan 2022
Too much of a good thing? Diagnosis and management of patients with serotonin syndrome
Interventions that can be administered in the emergency department
14 Dec 2021
Endometriosis: a guide to investigations and treatment in the emergency department
The risk factors for endometriosis and its indicative signs and symptoms
01 Dec 2021
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Preventing pressure ulcers in emergency departments: four effective nurse-led changes
A look at the prevention project in the ED at Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden
18 Nov 2021
Assessment and management of snake bites in the emergency department
Following a case study and the steps nurses should take to manage patients
09 Nov 2021
Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium: a reflective case study
Causes and variability of presenting symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for CVT
26 Oct 2021
Care of patients with mental health issues in the ED: a quality improvement project
The potential clinical challenges of caring for patients with mental health issues in the ED
21 Sep 2021
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