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.
The national poisons information service
The United Kingdom poisons information service for the medical profession started...
Interprofessional education
Emergency care is in the media spotlight, but is also in the unenviable position of...
Ambulance responses at a disaster site
Personnel working in the pre-hospital field often face situations that place high...
Providing out of hours urgent care
For many years, emergency departments have encountered the problems of minor injury...
Benchmarking as a quality assessment tool
Successive publications and consultation documents from the government have placed...
Assessing clinical competence
The need for nurses to be able to demonstrate their level of clinical competence...
Audit of administration of analgesia
Research has shown that three-quarters of patients who attend A&E...
Antiepileptic drug overdose
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions; it has been suggested...
Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease crisis
Worldwide, sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest symptomatic haemoglobinopathy...
Trauma course content after the gulf war
The Gulf War ended in the Spring of 1991. It represented a major departure from...
Treating corneal trauma
Corneal trauma, although generally superficial can also be an intensely painful and...
Bioterrorism
Microorganisms and toxins have been used in warfare since antiquity (Christopher et...
Conscious sedation of children in A&E
The administration of ketamine has been employed and validated by emergency...
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...
Study of a nurse practitioner working in a paramedic role
The growing demands being placed upon emergency care require the NHS to think of...