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.
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...
Digoxin overdose: clinical features and management
Digoxin is a digitalis glycoside extracted from the leaves of the plant Digitalis...
Great expectations
This is the first of a two-part research paper which sought to establish what the...
Sulphonylureas and metformin overdose: clinical features and management
Nicola Bates discusses the problems in the treatment of overdose of two drugs...
Caring for people with Down syndrome in A&E
The concept of vulnerability is commonly used in the health care setting, though it...
Minor injury Services – the present state
It has been suggested that a large number of patients attending A&E...
Prompts to request telemedical consultations in clinical protocols
Telemedicine is a new technology, and so it is important to incorporate prompts in...
Penetrating trauma a case of the unexpected
Increasing pressures on the NHS, and emergency services in particular, have forced...
Antimalarial drug overdose: clinical features and management
Malaria is caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the Plasmodia genus; the...
Non accidental injury vs staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome A case study
This is a case study of a young child who was brought to the A&E department...