Opinion
Is your emergency department ready to treat children this winter?
Advanced clinical practitioner role offers senior nurses 'portability'...
What is a hospital receptionist’s duty of care?
Editorial
Can emergency care survive another 50 years?
Too many patients must wait excessive periods for care in emergency departments.
A chance for ‘ordinary’ nurses to share, inspire and win recognition for their...
Nominate yourself or a colleague for this year’s RCNi Nurse Awards and help celebrate...
We need better training to win the fight against sepsis
Patients and professionals must recognise the signs and symptoms of sepsis much more quickly.
Why we need to share local urgent treatment centre protocols
Emergency care staff have an opportunity to create more integrated services.
Staff under stress need our support
We need to do more to retain emergency nurses under increasing levels of workplace stress.
Every child with an autism spectrum condition has specific needs
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects perceptions of the world and...
Comment
Is your emergency department ready to treat children this winter?
Emergency staff are being urged to ensure they are ready to provide paediatric care
Advanced clinical practitioner role offers senior nurses 'portability'...
We should not view advanced practice as stealing from the nursing workforce to fill gaps in...
What is a hospital receptionist’s duty of care?
Following a Supreme Court ruling, emergency department clerical staff may require closer...
CPR: unified approach to implementing advanced care plans vital for ambulance crews
Pre-hospital systems for respecting end of life wishes need to be explored for true person-...
New 'duty to refer' homeless act emphasises role of nurses
Initiating change in the care of a homeless person is hard, but it can be done
Safeguarding practice in emergency care
Mandy Rumley-Buss asks if we are achieving our competencies in meeting our adult...
Reviews
Book review: Clinical Judgement and Decision Making in Nursing
A readable and interactive book, and would be a valued addition for reference on any nurse’s...
Book review: Revalidation
This book is recommend it to registrants who want a comprehensive understanding of...
Book review: Emergency Care of Minor Trauma in Children
This book covers all the important topics encountered in minor trauma in children, from head...
Book review: Oxford Manual of Major Incident Management
This book is recommended especially for anyone interested in developing their knowledge of...
Book review: Thoughtful Health Care
Adult nursing senior lecturer Karen Sanders reviews Thoughtful Health Care: Ethical...
Your views
Readers' panel: Should families be encouraged to witness resuscitation attempts?
Cardiac arrest is a traumatic event - our readers have their say on family-witnessed...
Readers’ panel: Should the four-hour A&E target be scrapped?
Amid unprecedented winter pressures, health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently suggested that...
Letter: 20 years on we face the same crisis in emergency care
Gary Jones asks how much longer we must endure the annual prospect of winter pressures on...