A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
<p>In 1999, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) was established to
<p>Paracetamol is prescribed regularly by emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) and d
<p>A 21-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with a history of h
<p>The term anaphylaxis is derived from the ancient Greek words ‘ana’, meaning ‘up’,
<p>It is estimated that, around the world, cardiac arrest occurs once in every 30,00
<p>Drug overdose is responsible for between 6 and 10 per cent of the deaths among pe
<p>Shoulder dislocation is one of the most common types of dislocation seen in emerg
<p>Accurate monitoring of critically ill patients in emergency departments (EDs) is
<p>Hand infections are common presentations to minor injury services and emergency d
<p>Sepsis claims thousands of lives every day throughout the world (Kieft et al 1993
<p>Emergency intubation is typically performed in Clinically unstable patients, and
<p>In November 2000, the 11-month-old son of one of the authors developed a small le
<p>The emergency care nurse (ECN) role was introduced in the emergency department (ED) at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London, in January 2006.
<p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) defines emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) as autonomous practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat and discharge patients without reference to doctors (NMC 2002).</p>
<p>Reflection helps nurses to evaluate themselves in order to identify their training needs, build their self confidence and improve their motivation (Brown 1995). It also allows nurses to analyse, discuss and improve their Clinical practice (Burrows 1995).</p>
<p>Many patients are seen and discharged from emergency departments (EDs) every day, and many are triaged to go to specialists who go on to complete the patients’ care.</p>
<p>Emergency nurses deal regularly with traumatic wounds (Holt 2005) and, under guidelines outlined in The NHS Plan (Department of Health 2000) and Reforming Emergency Care (DH 2001), can see and treat patients in dressing clinics without consulting doctors.</p>
<p>Early pregnancy loss can be a cause of immense distress for the women who experience it, as well as their partners, and requires of healthcare staff great sensitivity and knowledge.</p>
