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.
Comparing clinical management of overdoses
Self-poisoning, second only to ischaemic heart disease, is the most common cause of...
Equipping the pre-hospital care team
Of the 291 A&E departments in the United Kingdom, 121 (41.6 per cent)...
Organ donation and transplantation
Organ donation and transplantation are highly controversial and emotive areas of...
Lightning strike injuries
In the United States lightning is responsible for more deaths than any other...
Care of patients with chemical eye injury
There are many ocular emergencies that can present in accident and emergency...
Wound treatment and dressing choice
Wound treatment and dressing choice can be a complicated decision making process....
Identifying abuse of elderly people
With the elderly population increasing rapidly, and people living well into their...
Principles of wound assessment
Effective assessment is the key to correct treatment. If patients or situations are...
Not so minor head injuries?
The brain is the most commonly injured region of the central nervous system (1)...
Sudden death in A&E
The aim of this article is to explore the care provided for distressed relatives in...
IV cannulation: Principles and practice
Traditionally, IV cannulation has been a medical skill simply passed on, often with...
Assessment of burn injuries
Burn injuries are a common form of trauma presenting in accident and emergency...
Assessing suicide risk in A&E
Psychosocial assessment of parasuicide patients often comprises little more than...
Tissue adhesive: use and application
The closure of minor wounds is an everyday occurrence in the A&E department...