Lean thinking in emergency departments: concepts and tools for quality improvement
The lean approach is a viable framework for reducing costs and enhancing the quality of...
12 Oct 2017
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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.
Recognition and nursing management of sepsis in early infancy
Neonatal sepsis describes serious bacterial or viral infections that manifest in the first...
12 Oct 2017
Assessing for head injury in alcohol-intoxicated patients
Each year, 1.4 million people with recent head injuries attend emergency departments in...
14 Sep 2017
Advanced practitioners in emergency care: a literature review
There has been an expansion of advanced practitioner roles, such as advanced clinical...
13 Jul 2017
Caring for children with autism spectrum condition in paediatric emergency departments
The needs of children with autism spectrum condition (ASC) in paediatric emergency...
13 Jul 2017
Assessment of people who have been tasered
The use of Tasers® by the police is subject to intense scrutiny and controversy. With...
13 Jul 2017
Significance of Chilaiditi sign and Chilaiditi syndrome
Chilaiditi sign and syndrome are uncommon conditions and often misdiagnosed. They are...
15 Jun 2017
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