Accident and Emergency Nursing

Transforming emergency cardiac treatment

The rollout of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention programme has helped to transform cardiac care and reduce mortality for first-time heart attacks

Using ambulatory A&E care to cut admissions

A foundation trust implemented a pilot project using ambulatory emergency care pathways to reduce its increasing admissions and improve the patient experience

Using OSCE for mandatory training

Nurses are often unenthusiastic about mandatory training, but an objective structured clinical examination approach can improve staff engagement

Osteoarthritis 1: physiology, risk factors and causes of pain

The first in a three-part series on osteoarthritis explores the complex pathophysiology of the condition, its diagnosis and how it causes pain

"You feel that your life has been cut short"

Alexis Barber, 24, was recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis in both knees. While one nurse acted as her advocate, others couldn’t believe she had developed this condition at such a young age

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Nursing lecturers to train nurses in Malawi

25-May-2012 | By The Press Association

Nurses in Malawi are to be trained by staff from the University of East Anglia’s School of Nursing Sciences.

Essex nurse to be Olympics first responder

25-May-2012 | By Steve Ford

A nurse from Colchester General Hospital has been chosen to be a medical first responder at the London Olympics.

Anaphylactic shock injectors recalled

24-May-2012 | By The Press Association

Healthcare professionals are being advised that an adrenaline injector used to treat anaphylactic shock has been recalled by its licence holder.

Olympic 999 call changes to prioritise most critically ill

18-May-2012 | By The Press Association

Changes to the 999 call handling system before the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee could save at least 150 lives each year, the Department of Health has said.

New guidance on orthopaedic pin sites  

17-May-2012 | By Steve Ford

Guidance on the effective care of orthopaedic pin sites and infection prevention has been published by the Royal College of Nursing.

Manual handling 4 - using a sling hoist

The procedure for using a mobile sling hoist to move a patient

Acute respiratory failure 1: assessing patients

This is the first in a two-part unit on acute respiratory failure. Part 1 explores respiratory failure and its causes and identifies ways of recognising patients in acute respiratory failure.

Neurological assessment 1 - Assessing level of consciousness

This article, the first in a four-part series on neurological assessment, describes assessment of level of consciousness.