Can advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy practitioners help to relieve some of the pressures on the emergency department?
Emergency care has experienced a workforce crisis as a result of the increasing patient numbers and a concurrent reduction in trained medical staff. Emergency medicine is less attractive as a specialty, and the shortfall in physicians is now evident. The development of a more resilient and alternative workforce to fill this shortfall, and increase the quality and safety of patient care has been a priority for the Department of Health since 2001. The long-term vision was to transform the entire system, moving away from a fragmented care model towards one delivering efficient and safe patient care. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - June 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Rebecca Seal Source Type: research
Can advanced musculoskeletalphysiotherapy practitioners help to relieve some of the pressures on the emergency department?
Emergency care has experienced a workforce crisis as a result of the increasing patient numbers and a concurrent reduction in trained medical staff. Emergency medicine is less attractive as a specialty, and the shortfall in physicians is now evident. The development of a more resilient and alternative workforce to fill this shortfall, and increase the quality and safety of patient care has been a priority for the Department of Health since 2001. The long-term vision was to transform the entire system, moving away from a fragmented care model towards one delivering efficient and safe patient care. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - June 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Rebecca Seal Source Type: research
Evaluating a Medical Directive for Nurse-Initiated Analgesia in the Emergency Department
Acute pain is the most common primary complaint seen in the emergency department (ED).1,2 Unfortunately, pain is often poorly treated in the ED.2 –7 In particular, patients expect to receive analgesics more rapidly than routinely occurs. A survey of ED patients revealed they expected to receive analgesics within 30 minutes of their arrival.5 Although triage nurses routinely assess patients’ pain, medications are usually not provided prior to being ordered by a physician, which leads to significant delays in analgesia. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - June 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Sebastian Dewhirst, Yuan Zhao, Taryn MacKenzie, Adam Cwinn, Christian Vaillancourt Source Type: research
Promoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: A qualitative study
A human being ’s dignity lies in the autonomy of a rational being capable of giving him/herself rules of action. For Immanuel Kant [1], this implies recognizing an internal value that makes one susceptible to treat him/herself, and all human beings, as an end and not as the means. The respect towards the dignit y of human life is also extended to the process of death, modifying the clinical relationship [2]. The hospitalization of a dying person in the Emergency Department (ED) has implications for maintaining his/her dignity, which can be a challenge for healthcare professionals [3,4]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 30, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Mar ía del Mar Díaz-Cortés, José Granero-Molina, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla, Rocío Pérez Rodríguez, Matías Correa Casado, Cayetano Fernández-Sola Source Type: research
Promoting dignified end-of-life care in the emergency department: a qualitative study
A human being ’s dignity lies in the autonomy of a rational being capable of giving him/herself rules of action. For Immanuel Kant [1], this implies recognizing an internal value that makes one susceptible to treat him/herself, and all human beings, as an end and not as the means. The respect towards the dignit y of human life is also extended to the process of death, modifying the clinical relationship [2]. The hospitalization of a dying person in the Emergency Department (ED) has implications for maintaining his/her dignity, which can be a challenge for healthcare professionals [3,4]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 30, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Mar ía del Mar Díaz-Cortés, José Granero-Molina, José Manuel Hernández-Padilla, Rocío Pérez Rodríguez, Matías Correa Casado, Cayetano Fernández-Sola Source Type: research
Piloting a global mentorship initiative to support African emergency nurses
Mentorship is a relationship whereby a person experienced in the specialty supports and guides a less experienced person following a process of relationship building, engagement and development, self-inquiry and reflection. It involves regular contact with a critical friend who has a mature level of skills and expertise and can advise and support the mentee ’s development in order to empower them and build capacity [1]. In healthcare this relationship usually has formal recognition. Indeed clinical mentorship of nurse initiated antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings in South Africa suggest that mentorship in...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 11, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Tricia Scott, Petra Brysiewicz Source Type: research
Piloting a global mentorship scheme to support African emergency nurses
Mentorship is a relationship whereby a person experienced in the specialty supports and guides a less experienced person following a process of relationship building, engagement and development, self-inquiry and reflection. It involves regular contact with a critical friend who has a mature level of skills and expertise and can advise and support the mentee ’s development in order to empower them and build capacity [14]. In healthcare this relationship usually has formal recognition. Indeed clinical mentorship of nurse initiated antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings in South Africa suggest that mentorship i...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 11, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Tricia Scott, Petra Brysiewicz Source Type: research
Validating a questionnaire - prehospital preparedness for pediatric trauma patients
Prehospital emergency care is the first link in the overall chain of acute care [1] and is provided in various settings, e.g., in the patients ’ home or public places. Prehospital emergency care includes attending patients of all ages with various diseases and injuries [2,3]. Occasionally, the care is provided in chaotic, hazardous, and often tumultuous settings [4]. Registered nurses working in prehospital emergency care (PENs) need to be flexible and able to change their initial approach instantaneously as dynamic situations are prone to quick changes [5]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Karin B ölenius, Christin Vestin, Britt-Inger Saveman, Lina Gyllencreutz Source Type: research
Validating A Questionnaire- Prehospital Preparedness For Pediatric Trauma Patients
Prehospital emergency care is the first link in the overall chain of acute care [1] and is provided in various settings, e.g., in the patients ’ home or public places. Prehospital emergency care includes attending patients of all ages with various diseases and injuries [2,3]. Occasionally, the care is provided in chaotic, hazardous, and often tumultuous settings [4]. Registered nurses working in prehospital emergency care (PENs) need to be flexible and able to change their initial approach instantaneously as dynamic situations are prone to quick changes [5]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 6, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Karin B ölenius, Christin Vestin, Britt-Inger Saveman, Lina Gyllencreutz Source Type: research
Family Presence during Resuscitation: a descriptive study with Iranian nurses and patients ’ family members
Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) has advantages for the patients ’ family member to be present at the bedside. However, FPDR is not regularly practiced by nurses, especially in low to middle income countries. The purpose of this study was to determine Iranian nurses’ and family members’ attitudes towards FPDR. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 3, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Mahnaz Zali, Hadi Hassankhani, Kelly A. Powers, Abbas Dadashzadeh, Rouzbeh Rajaie Source Type: research
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Source: International Emergency Nursing - May 1, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Psychosocial factors, musculoskeletal disorders and work-related fatigue amongst nurses in Brunei: structural equation model approach
Worldwide, research on psychosocial factors in the work environment has grown rapidly in the past decades. Evidence from these studies has led to general understanding that the psychosocial work environment is a multi-factored phenomenon that has far-reaching consequences. Negative outcomes include development of stress-related disorders such as neurasthenia and burnout [1], onset of musculoskeletal disorders [2], musculoskeletal complaints [3], and fatigue [4]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 18, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Hanif Abdul Rahman, Khadizah Abdul-Mumin, Lin Naing Source Type: research
Psychosocial factors, musculoskeletal disorders, and work-related fatigue amongst nurses in Brunei: Structural Equation model approach
Research on psychosocial factors in the work environment has grown rapidly worldwide in the past decades. The evidence from those studies had led to our understanding that psychosocial work environment is a multi-factored phenomenon that has far-reaching consequences. These negative outcomes include development of stress-related disorders such as neurasthenia and burnout [1], onset of musculoskeletal disorders [2], musculoskeletal complaints [3], and level of fatigue [4]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 18, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Hanif Abdul Rahman, Khadizah Abdul-Mumin, Lin Naing Source Type: research
The Impact of Walk-in Centres and GP Co-operatives on Emergency Department Presentations: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Hospitals throughout the developed world are required to meet the health care needs of expanding and aging populations, which has led to notable increases in non-urgent presentations at Emergency Departments (EDs). For example, a population based retrospective analysis of ED data in Melbourne, Australia (Lowthian et al, 2010), found that ED presentations had increased by one-third, from 550,662 in 1999-00 to 853,940 in 2008-09. These increases exceeded population growth and demonstrated that the aging population was a key factor in presentations. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 18, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jessica Crawford, Simon Cooper, Robyn Cant, Ruth DeSouza, Grad Dip Source Type: research
Hypoglycaemia and brief interventions in the emergency department – A systematic review
Episodes of hypoglycaemia defined as a glucose level of 3.9mmol/L or lower [1], are usually independently managed by the patient or their family members and friends [2]. However, despite this approach, severe hypoglycaemia is the commonest reason for people with diabetes to require emergency medical assistance [2]. A recently published US study estimated 97,648 annual emergency department (ED) visits for insulin-related hypoglycaemia and related hypo errors between 2007 and 2011 and nearly one third of these patients were hospitalised [3]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 10, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Anita Keller-Senn, Geraldine Lee, Lorenz Imhof, Jackie Sturt Tags: Review Source Type: research
