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Emergency rectal infusion of fluid in rural or remote settings

05 February 2010

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Emergency pre-hospital treatment of haemorrhage includes immediate fluid replacement therapy to restore circulating blood volume, reverse hypotension to perfuse...

Air ambulances: preparing the way

04 November 2009

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Air ambulance helicopters can land almost anywhere but precautions must be taken to ensure that they do so safely. This article describes how safe landing sites are...

Flying to the rescue

01 February 2007

Emergency Nurse

Feature

he Falkland Islands are probably best known for their unspoilt countryside, abundant wildlife, and the war between Argentina and the UK in 1982.

The ancient art of leadership

01 March 2008

Nursing Management

Feature

AT SOME TIME between 750 and 200 BC, a Chinese general called Sun Tzu compiled a text that became generally known in the English speaking world as The Art of War...

Benefits of budgerigars

01 April 2008

Nursing Older People

Feature

Forence Nightingale, who cared for her much-loved pet owl called Athena, recognised the therapeutic value of caged birds (Hooker et al 2002). In 1860 she wrote: ‘A...

Student life - How to read

01 December 2009

Nursing Standard

Careers and

Trawling through the plethora of nursing job advertisements for a post that might match your skills and interests can be daunting for students seeking their first...

Student life - Gainful employment

01 February 2011

Nursing Standard

Career development

With the recent VAT increase eating into purchasing power and inflation running high, students may well be looking for some form of extra-curricular income to...

The route to success

08 June 2010

Nursing Standard

Career Development

Some people know where they intend to specialise when they qualify. Some know even before they start their nursing studies. They may wish to follow the same route as...

Pocket power

06 October 2009

Nursing Standard

Studend focus

Thoughts of buying a fob watch, nursing dictionary, pens and a complete nursing library should be put on hold because you probably already own an accessory that can...

Students life - better safe than sorry

05 April 2011

Nursing Standard

Career development

Losing days or weeks of written work due to computer loss or malfunction can mean more than just frustration. It can lead to an assignment being submitted late,...