Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Clinical
<p>In recent weeks, London has been hit by three nail bomb attacks and has once again focused public and professional attention on the management of major incidents.
<p>Few nursing roles have been subjected to the level of scrutiny as that of the nurse practitioner (NP).
<p>Imagine the worst case scenario of events in A&E.
<p>Bullying is not confined to any specific age, gender or culture.
<p>Apesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest (insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed) (Hay
<p>All electrical burns are serious and, due to their complicated pathology, must never be underestimated and should receive prompt and effective management.
<p>Violence and aggression in the health service is an increasing problem and health care workers in all areas are at risk of violence in their working environment (Whitti
<p>As we all recognise, disasters strike suddenly and unexpectedly, and many agencies have a part in dealing with the incident or disaster and it’s aftermath.
<p>Recently, the post of clinical placement coordinator (CPC) has been created in the Republic of Ireland as part of the new arrangements for educating student nurses.
<p>Patients present to the A&E department with a multiplicity of simple and more complex problems.
<p>One late shift, I came on duty and took over from a nurse from the previous shift who handed over to me a young woman who I will call Ann.
<p>Burns to the eye and surrounding structures present to the A&E department from domestic and industrial sources.
<p>Acute shoulder injuries are regularly seen in A&E (Nicholson and Driscoll 1997) and are known to have a substantial effect on movement, which impinges on the activities of daily living (Roper et al 1990).
<p>The aim of this article is to review basic and advanced methods of opening and clearing an airway and to discuss effective means of ventilation and oxygenation in A&E.
<p>There are many causes of painless loss of vision, however, it is difficult to differentiate between causes that need immediate referral to an ophthalmologist, those which can be delayed referral or those which need referral to other specialists.
<p>As an A&E nurse, have you ever thought what it must be like for a patient who comes to your department on a spinal board, with a rigid cervical collar on?</p>
<p>This article explains tracheostomy suctioning and humidification. It outlines how nurses can assess the need for tracheostomy suctioning to be performed and possible complications that may occur as a result of the procedure.
<p>This article is a selected review of the research and literature regarding nurses requesting X-rays in A&E. How the need developed, how it is managed, what training is required and whether waiting times are reduced.
