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Emergency Nurses Week 2017

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Emergency Nursing Week 2017 Throughout human existence, a need for 'emergency nursing' has always existed. Nor can any generally trained nurse deal with the spectrum of emergency care without specialized education and training. 1997) The Emergency Nursing FAQ and Emergency Nursing World !

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It’s EMERGENCY Nurse to you!

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

It ' s EMERGENCY Nurse to you! In hospitals, the work role or function of nurses and other staff is usually (and traditionally) defined by place, e.g. : O.R.; Post-Anesthesia Care Unit; Delivery Room; Medical-Surgical Ward Nurse. Nurses'; L&D Nurses, Pediatric Nurses.

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Still, except for the public hospital, other hospitals did little emergency work and would have unattended first aid or treatment room in which one could meet one's physician or have an intern provide care in the meanwhile. ." Organization and Specialization in Emergency Nursing. EDNA->ENA.

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Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues

ACEP Now

Transferring patients from one ED to another hospital is an established part of emergency medicine practice. Patients who need inpatient services do not match the index hospitals’ capabilities, or the patient requests such a transfer, or the hospital has no available inpatient space. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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ACEP4U: Defending YOU by Demanding an End to the Boarding Crisis

ACEP Now

ACEP prioritized attendance of hospital groups at this boarding summit so they could hear firsthand the impact that boarding is having on patients, physicians, and other health care workers, and also answer to this growing crisis. Representatives from both groups attended.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

If providers are unsure about or concerned for the patient’s suitability for safe discharge, attempts should be made to engage hospital specific psychiatric resources. Development and Implementation of a Universal Suicide Risk Screening Program in a Safety-Net Hospital System. Journal of Emergency Nursing.

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Time, the subtle thief of youth

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Other occupations, such as military, police, and fire, have come to grips with the reality of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in their field, but I think that Emergency Nursing doesn't yet accept the cumulative nature of the stresses in our field. My own career includes both prehospital and in-hospital care.