Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Critically ill or injured patients who are transported experience pain. Pain is associated with multiple adverse affects including tachycardia, hypertension, anxiety, elevated blood glucose levels, and diaphoresis. ⋯ The purpose of this article is to review the literature regarding the transport nursing environment and barriers to pain assessment during transport.
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Emergency nurses care for dying patients daily. The process of dying in an emergency department can be complicated. Research on specific obstacles that impede the delivery of end-of-life care in emergency departments and behaviors that support it is limited. ⋯ It is hoped that the results of this study will help increase and facilitate the discussions regarding end-of-life care in emergency departments. Realistic initial implications include finding ways to decrease workloads of emergency nurses and increase direct patient care. Another important implication would be the improvement of ED designs. Further research in the area of end-of-life care in emergency settings is recommended.