An exploration of emergency nurses' understanding of the ageing process and knowledge of their older patient: A comparison between regional and metropolitan nurses in Australia
In 2004, Mezey (2004, p. 73) stated that ‘older people are the core business of hospitals’. Globally, the population ageing in this century will be greater than any other (Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, 2013) and while Australia's demographic trend is similar to that of the developed world, Australian regional area s have higher populations of older people than metropolitan areas. This increasing older population, who often have chronic care needs, places an extra burden on an already overcrowded public health system and creates challenges for nurses delivering care. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Debra Deasey, Ashley Kable, Sarah Jeong Source Type: research
Preventing and alleviating patients' symptoms of nausea and vomiting while in the care of the ambulance service – a qualitative study
• Preventing nausea while in the care of the ambulance service is an act of caring• The way of driving the ambulance has an impact on patients' nausea• The interior of the ambulance has an impact on patients' nausea (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: A Westerlund, Veronica Vicente, Oscar Hjelte Judell, Veronica Lindström Source Type: research
An exploration of emergency nurses' understanding of the ageing process and knowledge of their older patient: a comparison between regional and metropolitan nurses in Australia
• Nurses' knowledge influences clinical practice in the emergency department setting.• Australian ED nurses have an average basic knowledge about ageing and older people's unique needs.• Failure to address the unique needs of older people in the ED can result in a higher risk for geriatric syndrome and poor outcomes. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Debra Deasey, Ashley Kable, Sarah Jeong Source Type: research
Self-reported pain relief interventions of patients before emergency department arrival
• Pain is the most common reason for visiting the Emergency Department.• Of the patients surveyed, 62.7% had used pain intervention before ED arrival.• Self- Medication use rate was 30.1% before ED arrival• Alternative therapy use rate was 21.3% before ED arrival. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 10, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Nurten Tasdemir, Sevim Celik Source Type: research
Self-reported pain relief interventions of patients before emergency department arrival
Pain is the most common reason for seeking health care, and pain is considered to be the chief complaint of people entering the Emergency Department (ED) (Hwang et al., 2008; Nocera, 2002; Puntillo et al., 2003; Tcherny-Lessenot et al., 2003; Todd et al., 2007; Ucuzal and Dogan, 2015). Pain is a personal, individual experience that establishes the validity of an individual's report of pain (Hwang et al., 2008). This aspect of pain requires interaction be tween patient and health care professional, and a well documented pain history and assessment (Puntillo et al., 2003). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 9, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Nurten Tasdemir, Sevim Celik Source Type: research
Climate change … are we prepared and ready?
Climate change is being called the most pressing health concern of our time. As patients affected by climate change related health issues present in greater numbers to our departments, we need to ask – are emergency nurses prepared to care for these patients? (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 3, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Sue Anne Bell Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Climate change ….. are we prepared and ready?
Climate change is being called the most pressing health concern of our time. As patients affected by climate change related health issues present in greater numbers to our departments, we need to ask – are emergency nurses prepared to care for these patients? (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 3, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Sue Anne Bell Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Climate change … are we prepared and ready?
Climate change is being called the most pressing health concern of our time. As patients affected by climate change related health issues present in greater numbers to our departments, we need to ask – are emergency nurses prepared to care for these patients? (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 2, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Sue Anne Bell Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
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Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
A review of inpatient ward location and the relationship to medical emergency team calls
• We identify the relationship between in-hospital location and patient outcomes• Outlier patients are more likely to require a Medical Emergency Team call• Neurosurgical and vascular outliers were twice as likely to require a MET than inliers• Outliers length of stay are five times that of inliers (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Lauren Metcalfe, Stephen McNally, Sheree M S Smith Tags: Review Source Type: research
A review of inpatient ward location and the relationship to Medical Emergency Team calls
Since national implementation of Medicare in 1984 the central objective for Australia's public national health insurance scheme is to provide universal access to appropriate, competent and timely clinical care in Australia's Public Hospital system (Department of Human Services, 2014). More recently health professionals acknowledge that this altruistic objective is becoming exceedingly difficult to achieve, due to prolonged congestion of hospital beds and increased waiting times for health care within emergency departments (ED) (FitzGerald and Ashby, 2010). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - February 29, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Lauren Metcalfe, Stephen McNally, Sheree M.S. Smith Tags: Review Source Type: research
Emergency department crowding affects triage processes
• Emergency department crowding negatively affects the triage process.• During crowding, patients experience longer waiting times to triage.• Crowding does not influence the number of patients who are redirected to the GPC.• Triage nurses with more years of experience redirect more patients to the GPC. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - February 29, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: M. Christien van der Linden, Barbara E.A.M. Meester, Naomi van der Linden Source Type: research
Systematic review: Is Metoclopramide more effective than Sumatriptan in relieving pain from migraine in adults in the Emergency Department (ED) setting?
• Migraine symptoms account for 1-2% of ED attendances a year• Management of migraines is varied in ED's• Systematic review comparing metoclopramide IV vs. sumatriptan SC• Outcomes confirm individual efficacy of drugs but not efficacy of one over the other• Analyses highlighted the need for rigorous study design and robust reporting (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - February 29, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Donna Barleycorn Source Type: research
Anesthesia with topical lidocaine hydrochloride gauzes in acute traumatic wounds in triage, a pilot study.
• Topical lidocaine is effective in combination with vasoconstrictive additives• Utilizing lidocaine hydrochloride-gauzes without these additives in triage is studied• When wounds need sutures, these gauzes don't provide adequate anesthesia (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - February 29, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Milan L. Ridderikhof, Noukje Leenders, Helma Goddijn, Niels W. Schep, Philipp Lirk, J. Carel Goslings, Markus W. Hollman. Source Type: research
