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Practice makes perfect - ‘Saturday night palsy’

01 December 2007

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

A 40-year-old, right-handed male carpenter recently presented to the author’s emergency department complaining of ‘left wrist drop’.

Devising a patient group direction

01 February 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Following years of uncertainty with the legality of administering medication under group protocols, (or patient group directions as is now the new legal term), the...

An investigation

01 May 2000

Emergency Nurse

A&S Science

Attendance in A&E has continued to rise by 2 per cent annually since 1981. In 1996, 15 million visits were recorded in England and Wales to a cost of £600 million...

Assessment and management of foot and ankle fractures

23 October 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Injuries to the foot and ankle are common presentations in A&E, and while these are rarely life-threatening, incorrect diagnosis and management can have serious...

Issues affecting the growth of independent prescribing

22 September 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To investigate factors that have influenced A&E departments, minor injury units (MlUs) and walk-in centres (WICs) on whether or not to send nurse practitioners...

Assessment and management of hand and wrist fractures

22 May 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Injuries to the hand and wrist are common, and incorrect diagnosis and management can have catastrophic consequences for patients. This article discusses the causes,...

Provision of clean injecting equipment

01 February 1997

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Providing clean needles and syringes to injecting drug users is one established strategy to prevent the spread of HIV and other blood borne infections (1). Our A&E...

Implementing a systematic response to medication errors

25 July 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Healthcare delivery is associated with various risks and it is unlikely that these can ever be completely eliminated. Medicine management is an area known to involve...

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