International emergency nursing
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Ambulance nurses work daily in both emergency and non-emergency situations that can be demanding. One emotionally demanding situation for ambulance nurses is to nurse children who are ill. ⋯ Ambulance nurses are subject to stressful feelings while nursing children. As providing reassurance to the child and its parents is a cornerstone of the treatment, it is important for the ambulance nurses to take the time to build up a trusting relationship in such an encounter. Skill development in the area might lead to increased security and reduce the mental burden resulting from negative stress.
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Multicenter Study
Knowing what to expect, forecasting monthly emergency department visits: A time-series analysis.
To evaluate an automatic forecasting algorithm in order to predict the number of monthly emergency department (ED) visits one year ahead. ⋯ The applied automated exponential smoothing approach provided useful predictions of the number of monthly visits a year in advance.
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Comparative Study
A prospective comparative pilot study comparing the urine collection pad with clean catch urine technique in non-toilet-trained children.
There are many different methods for collecting urine from paediatric patients in emergency departments. Therefore, the aims of the study were to: ⋯ This study suggests that UCPs are practicable in Australasian Emergency Departments and may lead to faster diagnosis, disposition and reduced hospital stay.
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Time between emergency department (ED) presentation and treatment onset is an important, but little-researched phase within the revascularization process for ischaemic heart disease (IHD). ⋯ Substantial undertriage of AMI occurred for both sexes, but was worse in women. Incorrect triage led to prolonged treatment times for AMI, with women's treatment delays longer than men's. When triaged correctly, both sexes were treated early for AMI, emphasising the need for all patients to be accurately triaged for this time-sensitive disease.
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Critically ill patients can be subject to prolonged stays in the emergency department following receipt of an order to admit to an intensive care unit. The purpose of this study was to explore patient and organizational influences on the duration of boarding times for intensive care bound patients. ⋯ The study results provide a profile that may assist clinicians in understanding the complex and site-specific interplay of variables contributing to boarding of critically ill patients.