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.
Minor injuries/illness nurse treatment service
This paper will describe an innovative project to improve patient care in an...
Antidotes
Contrary to popular belief, in most situations the treatment of poisoning does not...
Coronary heart disease
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in the UK accounting...
Comparing performance of ENPs and SHOs
In the 1960s, nurses in the United States were used to perform medical tasks to...
The use of Lorazepam in status epilepticus
Status epilepticus has been defined as a ‘life threatening emergency’, with the...
Children living with domestic violence
This study will explore the ways in which children appear to be harmed by...
Venomous snake bites
Snake bite is an uncommon cause of presentation to hospital in the UK. However,...
Study of a nurse practitioner working in a paramedic role
The growing demands being placed upon emergency care require the NHS to think of...
Technical quality of a minor injuries unit
Telemedicine is seen as an exciting new technology and like many others before it,...
Dealing with verbal abuse
Imagine coming into work and within minutes finding yourself the target of a...
Methaemoglobinaemia and poisoning
Methaemoglobin is a form of altered haemoglobin, which can be acquired or...
Alcohol health education programme for schools
The purpose of this study is to review the number of paediatric alcohol related...
Practice through reflection
The rise in A&E attendances, combined with the shortfall in medical...
The varying standards of mobile medical team equipment held by London hospitals
The current Department of Health NHS Guidance (1998) states that every acute...
Lead Poisoning
Although the general population may be exposed to lead from numerous environmental...
The student as named nurse: a new model of learning
In many A&E units, patient care is divided between acute, minor and...
Attitudes to patients who present with suicidal behaviour
There are national and local concerns regarding the increase in A&E...
Extending the ENP role with ENP review clinics a preliminary study
As public expectations of the health service progressively increase, there will be...