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Source: International Emergency Nursing - August 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Leaders, leading or leadership?: a taxonomic need for emergency care
Few areas of social enquiry have received as much attention as the phenomenon of leadership. Leaders and leadership are everywhere, in all variety of professions and industries – from team managers, to heads of department, to CEOs and Prime Ministers. As [7] recognised, “Leadership, or the lack of it, seems to be responsible for just about everything these days” (p 5). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - August 20, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Adam Lloyd, Gareth Clegg Source Type: research
Managing stress in prehospital care: Strategies used by ambulance nurses
This paper highlights the strategies used by ambulance nurses when defusing traumatic events – a focus that has previously received limited attention, particularly in Sweden, where the data collection took place. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - August 17, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Dan Bohstr öm, Eric Carlström, Nils Sjöström Source Type: research
Managing Stress in Prehospital Care Strategies used by ambulance nurses
This paper highlights the strategies used by ambulance nurses when defusing traumatic events – a focus that has previously received limited attention, particularly in Sweden, where the data collection took place. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - August 17, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Dan Bohstr öm, Eric Carlström, Nils Sjöström Source Type: research
‘Care in a chair’ – the impact of an overcrowded Emergency Department on the time to treatment and length of stay of self-presenting patients with abdominal pain
Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding has been documented in the literature for over 20 years, and has been identified as a worldwide problem (Gilligan et al., 2015; Hatherley et al., 2015; Ye et al., 2012). Overcrowding can be described as a situation where the number of patients waiting to be seen, undergoing assessment or waiting for discharge from the ED exceeds the physical or staffing capacity of the ED (Cameron et al., 2009; Forero et al., 2011). The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) reported that presentations to ED increased by an average of 4.3% per year, while the number of hospital beds decrea...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - August 15, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Ben Smith, Stephane Bouchoucha, Elizabeth Watt Source Type: research
Focusing on Families in the Emergency Department
The focus on the family has increased steadily over the past three decades. Family care is grounded in caring for the family as a unit when a member of the family becomes ill, and is based on the premise that illness and health of an individual family member affects the family as a whole. Traditionally, a family was defined as individuals who share a biological bond with each other (Kaakinen, Gedaly- Duff, Coehlo& Hanson, 2010). Rosland (2009) identified the modern family as two or more individuals who share a relationship of significance in some way, be it biological, legal or emotional and concluded that family is define...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - August 10, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Petra Brysiewicz, Waheedha Emmamally Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Think and Think Again! Clinical Decision Making by Advanced Nurse Practitioners in the Emergency Department
Clinical decision making is a key component of all clinical practice. Over the years many decision making strategies and theories have been developed in order to assist nurses and other healthcare professionals with implementation of appropriate pathways of care for patients [2]. The decision making capabilities of the novice nurse in comparison to the expert has evoked much opinion and debate over the years (Benner 1985; [14]. Recent literature highlights common decision making strategies and the decision making capabilities of nurses in the clinical area [7]; [15]. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - August 7, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Olivia Smyth, Catherine McCabe Source Type: research
Efficiency in the Emergency Department – A complex relationship between throughput rates and staff perceptions
In recent decades, emergency care in Western countries has undergone major changes. Changes in the population structure, with an aging population, along with medical and medical-technical developments as well as an increased number of ED visits, have contributed to high demands on emergency departments (EDs) (Lowthian et al., 2010; Lowthian et al., 2012). The demands are further increased due to many ED patients having multiple, chronic conditions, which require more resources and prolonged ED treatment times. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - July 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Henna Hasson, Åsa Muntlin Athlin Source Type: research
Patients ’ experience of being badly treated in the ambulance service: a qualitative study of deviation reports in Sweden
It is challenging for healthcare personnel to comply with the highest standards and provide the best possible quality healthcare to all patients in need. Providing quality healthcare is not just about meeting patients ’ medical needs, but also about satisfying patients’ needs for security based on the caregiver’s respect for and genuine interest in each patient’s well-being (NBHW, 2005). One of the goals according to Swedish Health Care law is that all personnel must provide as high quality medical health care as possible and promote good health. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - July 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Marie Ahlenius, Veronica Lindstr öm, Veronica Vicente Source Type: research
Associations of Work Characteristics, Employee Strain and Self-Perceived Quality of Care in Emergency Departments: A Cross-sectional Study
Patient safety and quality of care in emergency medicine are repeatedly in the center of scholarly attention (Wears et al., 2010). Among the sources of diminished quality of care that have been recognized in Emergency Departments (ED), high demands and challenges of the work system are particularly relevant (Adriaenssens et al., 2011; Johnston et al., 2016). ED work is associated with a high potential for work-related stress which contributes to strain as well as diminished quality of care (Adriaenssens et al., 2015; Hunsaker et al., 2015). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - July 14, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Matthias Weigl, Anna Schneider Source Type: research
Patient and Caregiver Expectations of Emergency Department Care: A Scoping Literature Review
The emergency department (ED) can be a chaotic environment characterized by frequent interruptions in important communication between patients and nurses and other health care providers (Dean and Oetzel, 2014). Previous research has shown that effective communication between health care providers and patients can improve patient satisfaction (Clever et al., 2008), while a failure in communication may result in adverse events and patient harm (Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine et al., 2010; Lingard et al., 2004). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - July 12, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Janet Curran, Christine Cassidy, Darrell Chiasson, Shannon MacPhee, Andrea Bishop Tags: Review Source Type: research
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Source: International Emergency Nursing - June 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Pressure ulcer development in trauma patients with suspected spinal injury; the influence of risk factors present in the Emergency Department
In the international pressure ulcer (PU) guideline, a PU is defined as ‘localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, resulting from sustained pressure (including pressure associated with shear)’ (Haesler, 2014). It is clear that a PU results from pressure, but not all patients exposed to pressure develop PUs. The tissue res ponse on mechanical load (pressure) varies for each individual and multiple risk factors appear to play a role in PU development (Haesler, 2014). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - June 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: H.W. (Wietske) Ham, L. (Lisette) Schoonhoven, M. (Marieke) J. Schuurmans, L. (Luke) P.H. Leenen Source Type: research
