Preventing ‘exit block’ in emergency departments
Overcrowding due to poor patient flow increases risk for more than 500,000 patients a year...
05 Nov 2014
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.
How nurses can cope with stress and avoid burnout
This article draws on a systematic literature review to identify stressors in emergency and...
05 Nov 2014
Importance of good teamwork in urgent care services
High quality, safe care for patients depends on effective teamwork, and where multi-...
05 Nov 2014
Making better decisions during triage
Interactions between nurses and patients during triage are crucial if the urgency of patient...
01 Oct 2014
Managing acute shoulder injuries in the emergency department
Patients with shoulder injuries commonly present to emergency departments (EDs) and minor...
01 Oct 2014
Identifying foot fractures and dislocations
As the roles of emergency nurse practitioners expand, more patients with minor injuries are...
01 Oct 2014
Should emergency nurses attempt to meet patients’ spiritual needs?
Research suggests there is a positive correlation between addressing some patients’...
01 Oct 2014
Metformin-associated lactic acidosis
This article discusses the case of a 68-year-old emergency department patient with...
03 Sep 2014
Diagnosing and treating Sever’s disease in children
Posterior heel pain is a common emergency department presentation involving children,...
03 Sep 2014
Management of patients with mental health needs
This article presents findings from the first phase of a two-part study that examined the...
03 Sep 2014
Helping people who have been subjected to abuse
Independent domestic violence advisers (IDVAs) are professionals who support service users...
02 Jul 2014
Open access
Identification and treatment of scabies in infants
Incidents of scabies are increasing nationally and globally, particularly among certain...
02 Jul 2014
How smoking can hinder fracture healing
Patients commonly present to the emergency department (ED) with fractures. Since it is known...
02 Jul 2014
When emergency nurses should drop the log-rolling manoeuvre
Spinal injury can result in morbidity and mortality. Research suggests that only a small...
02 Jul 2014
Do emergency nurse practitioners provide adequate documentation?
Documentation in healthcare services is important but often lacks detail. This article...
02 Jul 2014
Ocular injuries in people with multiple trauma
About 8% of all major trauma patients have eye injuries, which can have serious implications...
04 Jun 2014
Diagnosis and treatment of scaphoid fracture
Many patients with scaphoid fractures present at emergency departments but how they are...
04 Jun 2014
Role of effective documentation in emergency departments
Lord Laming’s report into the death of Victoria Climbié highlights shortcomings in the...
04 Jun 2014