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.
Working together for child protection in A&E
There are more than 30,000 children on the child protection register (CPR) (NSPCC...
Once bitten: identifying malaria presentations
Malaria, historically one of the earliest recorded parasitic diseases to affect...
Promoting health for patients with coronary heart disease
When looking after patients in A&E who present with acute coronary syndrome...
The interdisciplinary interface in managing patients with suspected cardiac pain
The impact of specialist nurses on the skill retention, expertise and job...
Crush injury and crush syndrome: a consensus statement
Crush syndrome remains rare in European practice but is common in areas of civil...
Acquiring percussion and auscultation skills through experiential learning
Radical reforms are being implemented in A&E to manage ever growing...
Detecting high-risk patients with chest pain
Aim: To assess the ability of nurses using the Manchester Triage System (MTS) to...
Emergency care advanced practice nursing in the US: an overview
There is mounting interest in the United Kingdom and the United States in the...
Assessing acute myocardial infarction
This paper sets out to demonstrate the need for accurate nursing assessment of...
Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Alcohol intoxication is a major contributing factor for admission to A&E...
Nurse led fast track for vulnerable older people
The ‘plight’ of older people in A&E departments has received much media...
Tackling injury head on
New guidance issued by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is set...
Chill out: therapeutic hypothermia improves survival
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a common event and is a major cause of unexpected...
Ankle sprain: how much do A&E staff know?
Ankle injuries in the UK account for many patients attending A&E...
Ankle sprain: a literature search
An internet and library literature search was undertaken to discover current best...
Vegetation, vegetables, vesicles: plants and skin
Plants and plant extracts can adversely affect the skin in several ways that can be...
Auditing a nurse led fracture referral service
Audit is a word that can conjure thoughts of facts and figures that some nurses may...
Coming home from war: a literature review
This, the last of three literature reviews, builds on previous articles concerned...