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Waiting times

01 February 2006

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

In recent years, waiting times have been a major concern for most emergency departments.

Paediatric triage tape

01 February 2006

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

The ‘paediatric triage tape’ (PTT) is an easy-to-use major incident primary triage tool that is based on a modified triage sieve. The purpose of this study was to...

Bereavement follow-up

01 May 2007

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

Most deaths in emergency departments (EDs) are sudden and unexpected, and studies suggest that people who are bereaved require comprehensible accounts of how such...

Board’s eye view

01 September 2009

Emergency Nurse

Opinion

Workplace-based assessment and feedback are central to the philosophy behind foundation training for doctors.

Analgesia comparison

01 October 2009

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

The aim of this American study was to determine the efficacy of the two most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of children with arm fracture for the...

Board’s eye view

01 July 2005

Emergency Nurse

Forum

The health service faces enormous challenges in providing care of the highest standard while working with strictly limited resources.

Board’s eye view

01 November 2006

Emergency Nurse

Forum

Domestic violence is not a new phenomenon for emergency nurses. Indeed, it is increasingly regarded as an important public health issue, and a growing amount of...

A new approach to triage

01 April 2009

Emergency Nurse

Resources

The author of this study argues that research and anecdotal evidence suggest there is significant diversity in how nurses triage, assess and prioritise patients, and...

Triage pain tool

01 July 2004

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

Dissatisfaction with available pain tools and lack of confidence in self-assessment scores at triage have led to the development of a new behavioural observational...

Treating headaches

01 December 2006

Emergency Nurse

Journal scan

The objective of this north American study is to evaluate whether or not the addition of intra-venous dexamethasone to standard emergency to standard emergency...