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Edward Baker

Consultant nurse for emergency care, King's College Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust

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Respiratory assessment for registered nurses using a systematic approach: the RIPPAS framework

Registered nurses must be able to identify life-threatening symptoms that need immediate treatment (Smith and Bowden, 2017). The Resuscitation Council UK (2021) advocate the Airway, Breathing,...

Carbon monoxide poisoning: assessment and actions for nurses working in service users’ homes

The key function of the respiratory system is to distribute oxygen to the tissues, enabling the cells to produce energy through aerobic respiration and to remove waste products, primarily carbon...

Improving sepsis recognition through use of the Sepsis Trust's community screening tool

The Sepsis Trust is a UK-based charity, created in 2012 in an effort to raise awareness of sepsis and the high levels of mortality associated with sepsis. The charity has an overriding long-term aim...

A new tool to measure acuity in the community: a case study

A referral was made by a patient's GP after virtual review. The patient is a 79-year-old woman, whose case is presented below..

Biopsychopharmacosocial approach to assess impact of social distancing and isolation on mental health in older adults

COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus and part of a large group of viruses that cause illness ranging widely in severity (Guan et al, 2020). From a historical perspective, the impact of coronavirus-related...

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