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When will it be? And, why? -- The Silver Tsunami of Nursing

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

But the admitted patient 'without a bed" could not go upstairs to a lower ratio unit (Tele or ICUs) until a bed there was available, so the patient remained at 1:4, unless tying up the Code Room at 1:1. It's common to endow academic chairs or departments. Readers must verify validity to their own practice.

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The Emergency Department Admitting Team: A Crisis Response to an Unprecedented Surge of Critically Ill Patients During COVID-19

EM Updates

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is Brooklyn’s largest hospital, an academic quaternary care center with, in normal times, 711 total beds, 66 intensive care beds, and an Emergency Department that treats approximately 120,000 patients per year. On March 9, the first patient with a novel coronavirus infection was admitted to MMC.

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

As your national ACEP liaison to the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP), I have the incredible honor, privilege, and responsibility to be your “voice” during AAENP Board of Director meetings. emergency department deserves access to an emergency physician no matter their zip code.