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Choosing the right pain relief for patients with soft-tissue injuries

10 May 2011

Emergency Nurse

Feature

The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the management of soft-tissue injuries such as ankle sprains is well established in both minor-injury...

Analgesia for people with acute ankle sprain

09 April 2015

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Around 302,000 people with soft-tissue ankle injuries present to UK emergency departments every year (Ferran and Maffulli 2006). These patients are generally treated...

Prescribing and medicines management in older people

01 September 2013

Nursing Older People

CPD

The aim of this article is to explore prescribing and medicines management in older people. The author discusses the physiological changes that occur as people age...

Gout: clinical presentation and management

10 September 2014

Nursing Standard

CPD

Gout is a painful inflammatory condition that can affect a variety of joints, causes significant distress and is associated with a number of comorbidities. This...

Managing paediatric patients with pyrexia

03 December 2014

Emergency Nurse

Art & Science

Pyrexia is the most common clinical complaint seen in children by healthcare professionals, yet many parents and professionals cannot recognise the condition and...