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Jayne Barnes in New Year’s honours

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

News

Emergency Nurse editorial advisory board member Jayne Barnes was appointed CBE in the New Year’s honours list. Ms Barnes is director of nursing at NHS Direct, West...

Audit of administration of analgesia

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

A&S Science

Research has shown that three-quarters of patients who attend A&E departments have some degree of pain (Illingsworth and Simpson 1994). Following a literature review...

Interprofessional education

01 March 2002

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Emergency care is in the media spotlight, but is also in the unenviable position of facing an increasing workload (Ball et al 2000) with tighter government targets,...

Editorial board’s eye view

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

Forum

When asked to write this editorial, it was suggested that I should reflect on the Christmas period at NHS Direct. Unfortunately, my mind wandered to Christmas 2000...

How long can we wait?

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

News

Recent months have seen a flurry of government initiatives aimed at tackling long waits in A&E.

Legitimising best practice

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

Editorial

Watching a programme about dinosaurs the other week, it occurred to me that their fate might well hold some lessons for healthcare. First, however, it is important...

Benefits of aspirin considerably outweigh risks

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

This meta-analysis of 287 studies involving 135,000 patients sought to determine the effects of antiplatelet therapy among patients at high risk. The main outcome...

Is the visual analogue scale for measuring pain reliable?

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

Reliable and valid measures of pain are needed to advance research initiatives on appropriate and effective use of analgesia in the emergency department,...

Pharmacological techniques for managing acute pain in emergency departments

01 April 2004

Emergency Nurse

CPD

Pain is a common reason to attend hospital but it is often inadequately managed. This article examines the physiology of pain and suggests the most effective...

Acute pancreatitis

01 March 2004

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Acute pancreatitis is a common emergency with potentially devastating consequences, but recognising symptoms early and good nursing and clinical assessment can...