Compassion in emergency departments. Part 2: barriers to the provision of compassionate care [0.03%]
急诊科护理仁心(下)——提供人性化关怀的障碍
David Hunter,Jacqueline McCallum,Dora Howes
David Hunter
In the second part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues discuss the barriers to the provision of compassionate care in emergency departments (EDs). Part one reported findings from doctoral-level research exploring nursing ...
Kristina Stiles
Kristina Stiles
Infrequent presentation of this patient group to emergency departments can cause stress and anxiety to front-line clinicians when they are faced with patients with a traumatic burn injury. Assessment relies on accurate evaluation of burn ae...
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 1: nursing students' perspectives [0.03%]
急诊科护理学学生的同情心研究(上篇)
David Hunter,Jacqueline McCallum,Dora Howes
David Hunter
Compassion is a topical issue in clinical nursing practice, nurse education and policy, but a review of the literature reveals that nursing students' experiences of compassionate care receives little attention. In this three-part series Dav...
Should nurses be trained to use ultrasound for intravenous access to patients with difficult veins? [0.03%]
护理人员应该接受培训使用超声波进行静脉穿刺吗?
Claire Smith
Claire Smith
Peripheral venous access is the most common invasive procedure performed on patients in the UK and is traditionally the responsibility of nursing staff. In an emergency, intravenous therapy can be lifesaving. Approximately 11% of adults hav...
Julia Booth,Tim Morse
Julia Booth
Digit hair tourniquets are relatively uncommon. There are reports in the literature of hair tourniquets involving other appendages, such as the penis and uvula, however the phenomenon is not widely recognised and is often overlooked by heal...
Nurses' attitudes to supporting people who are suicidal in emergency departments [0.03%]
急诊科护士对支持有自杀倾向的人的态度
Amanda Briggs
Amanda Briggs
The aim of this study is to determine emergency nurses' knowledge about, and perceived ability to support, people who are suicidal. A questionnaire consisting of 34 questions was sent out to 113 adult emergency nurses employed in two emerge...
Anthony McGrath,Michael Sampson
Anthony McGrath
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most commonly performed investigations in emergency departments (EDs), and is an extremely useful adjunct that guides diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. In most cases nurses are the first healthcare pr...
Kristina Stiles
Kristina Stiles
Caring for patients with burn injuries can be traumatic for staff. Non-specialist clinicians in emergency departments are often the first point of contact for patients with burn injuries and their families. Lack of burns education, exacerba...
Concussion in sport: the importance of accurate and reliable discharge advice [0.03%]
运动损伤性脑震荡:准确可靠的出院指导之重要性分析
Cormac Norton
Cormac Norton
Concussion in sport is a common presentation in urgent and emergency care settings, so it is essential that nurses have a full understanding of the condition. Most patients who attend an emergency department with concussion are discharged a...
Advanced nurse practitioner scheduled return clinic: a clinical audit of a quality initiative [0.03%]
高级执业护士预约回访门诊:一项关于质量改进的临床审计
Louise Canty,Anthony Kearney
Louise Canty
Emergency care settings in Ireland have struggled with a high volume of service users in recent years. This nationwide crisis led to the establishment of the National Emergency Medicine Programme Strategy in 2012, which identified two key p...