International emergency nursing
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To review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment and prognostication in relation to the post-cardiac arrest syndrome. ⋯ A growing body of knowledge suggests that the individual components of the postcardiac arrest syndrome are potentially treatable.
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This article covers nurses' job satisfaction during triage at emergency departments in Western Sweden. ⋯ The rational modelling structure by which the triage method is constructed is unable to distinguish all the parameters that an experienced nurse takes into account. When the model is allowed to take precedence over experience, it can be of hindrance and contribute to certain estimates not corresponding with the patient's needs. The participants requested regular exercises solving and discussing patient scenarios. They also wanted to participate on a regular basis in the development of the instrument.