New standards on skills and knowledge required by the next generation of nurses are welcome

Applying ergonomics in NHS trusts can boost patient safety and staff morale

Resuscitation officer Hannah Bryant has participated in four successful years teaching vital resuscitation skills during Restart a Heart Day. This year the team was joined by the group behind the GoodSAM app.

European Resuscitation Council campaign promotes awareness of CPR

<p>A 15-year-old girl, accompanied by her mother, presented to triage about 30 minutes after falling off a 60cm-high wall while attending a party. She landed on her left arm, which had twisted under her.</p>

<p>The World Health Organization (2006) defines stillbirth, or fetal death, as death before the complete expulsion or extraction of all the products of conception, irrespective of pregnancy duration.</p>

The national service framework for older people, which aims to raise standards of care, identifies the need for early assessment and management of patients’ fluid balance (Department of Health 2001). This has direct implications for emergency nurses, who are often the first point of contact for older people admitted to hospital.

<p>The term anaphylaxis is derived from the ancient Greek words ‘ana’, meaning ‘up’, and ‘phulaxis’, meaning ‘guarding’ (Henderson 1998). The word anaphylaxis is therefore used to describe a condition in which the body ‘increases’ its ‘guard’ against external substances.</p>