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Diagnosing radiological abnormalities

01 September 2002

Emergency Nurse

A&S Science

SAPAL TACHAKRA addresses the training and expertise of emergency nurse practitioners in diagnosing peripheral skeletal radiological abnormalities accurately

Telemedicine: the challenges ahead

01 November 2002

Emergency Nurse

Feature

There are some who question the role of telemedicine in health care (Crump et al 1996) but there are sufficient studies to show that telemedicine works (Darkins et...

Technical quality of a minor injuries unit

01 September 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Telemedicine is seen as an exciting new technology and like many others before it, there is the risk that its capability is oversold. There have been a number of...

Prompts to request telemedical consultations in clinical protocols

01 April 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Telemedicine is a new technology, and so it is important to incorporate prompts in clinical protocols to ensure its cost effectiveness and safe use. There is the...

Comparing performance of ENPs and SHOs

01 November 2001

Emergency Nurse

A&S Science

In the 1960s, nurses in the United States were used to perform medical tasks to fill gaps in service due to the shortage of primary care doctors (Dent and Burtney...

Suitable cases for teleconsultation by ENPs

01 January 2001

Emergency Nurse

Feature

It is important that emergency nurse practitioners work well within their level of competency. This means correct interview and selection procedures to ensure the...

Emergency nurse practitioners should manage major cases

01 September 2000

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Over a period of years, A&E departments have become busier and, paradoxically, the increased workload has been felt most in well-run departments. The increase has...

The future of A&E with telemedicine

01 October 2000

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Sapal Tachakra and Alistair Stinson provide a wide ranging view of the benefits of telemedicine

Telemedicine — the technology and its applications

01 March 2000

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

The prefix ‘tele’ means distance in Greek, and so telemedicine means delivering health care at a distance. Telemedicine has been practised at a distance for...

Extending the ENP role with ENP review clinics a preliminary study

01 June 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

As public expectations of the health service progressively increase, there will be greater pressure to increase the staffing of A&E departments. An additional...