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Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues

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3 The additional lengthy ED stays for transfer patients are equally resource-intense for emergency physicians and especially emergency nurses. The state of Georgia has developed and funded a coordinating center for patient movement and EMS communications on hospital capabilities ( [link] ).

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

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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. Quillen College of Medicine (2003) Response The workforce study shook the foundation of emergency medicine (EM).

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ED Boarding

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An immediate step would be the federal government working from the top down with local regulatory bodies to adopt new scopes of practice for workers and delegate some, less complex, currently nurse-only, tasks to others. Solution 4: Further increase funding to bolster the nursing pipeline U.S.