Category: Emergency Department

  • Safety and Violence Policies in Emergency Departments

    Table of Contents Introduction Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion References Introduction It is not a secret that work in emergency departments relates to great responsibility and stresses, which often causes scandals, for example, between the employees of clinics and their patients relatives. To avoid any misunderstanding, it is necessary to provide full protection…

  • Healing a Hospitals Struggling Emergency Department

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  • Violence and Safety Concerns in the Emergency Department

    Abstract The present project was aimed at the location of an evidence-based solution to a problem of violence and safety issues faced by nurses working in the emergency department. Furthermore, the project was focused on the identification of an effective evidence-based solution strategy for the problem in question, and the establishment of an efficient intervention…

  • The Use of Protocols for Pressure Ulcers in Emergency Departments

    Introduction In the modern world, the development of pressure or decubitus ulcers is among the key skin problems faced by patients in different departments whose opportunities to stay physically active are limited. Many hospitals in the country develop their own guidelines and protocols to avoid PU complications, but their effectiveness remains a critical question. This…

  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Masters Essentials

    Abstract The Essentials of Masters Education in Nursing, as explained by AACN (2011), serve as the foundation for Masters programs in nursing. Using the original document, as well as other relevant sources, the paper attempts to review and explain Masters essentials while also examining their effect on nursing practice. The paper shows that each Masters…

  • Quality Improvement Plan of the Emergency Department

    Quality improvement has been described as the activities prepared via the use acquired date to facilitate the direct enhancement in specific aspects of the delivery of health services. Some of the activities included in quality improvement include nursing sensitive indicators, performance measures and compliance checks. Performance measures refer to the frequency of occurrence of the…

  • Nurses Liability Issues in the Emergency Room

    Table of Contents Introduction Potential nursing liability issues in the ER Case of Aaron Sibley Vs Borgess Medical Center Key Steps to minimize liability in the Emergency Room Conclusion References Introduction The importance of nurses in the health care system cannot be overstated and it is almost impossible to envision an operational health care facility…

  • Reduce Emergency Room Wait Times

    Introduction An emergency-room is special medical treatment care that normally specializes in providing acute care to a number of patients who visit the hospital without any appointment, either through ambulances or by their own means. The emergency department is a department that is found in all hospitals and also in all primary care centers. The…

  • Nursing Philosophy in Emergency Trauma Care

    Introduction In their work, nurses should apply theoretical principles of nursing to their practice depending on the settings and specific needs of patients whom they serve. Much attention should be paid to identifying differences in needs and expectations typical of various groups of patients (Wetzig & Mitchell, 2017). The purpose of this paper is to…

  • Emergency Room Triage in America

    Table of Contents Introduction Aims and Purposes Significance to Nursing Definition of Concept Defining Characteristics Model Case References Introduction Emergency care and medical services are offered to play an important role in the life of every person, who is in need of professional medical help. The way how emergency care is offered in special rooms…