Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Emergency nursing is one of the most challenging and understaffed areas of professional nursing. Currently, little is known about how new graduate nurses perceive their experiences as novice emergency nurses. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of how new graduate nurses who are oriented to emergency nursing as their first professional area of nursing employment perceive the orientation program and emergency nursing at the beginning and end of a 6-month program. ⋯ Understanding the experience of new graduate nurses to the emergency setting provides crucial information for orientation program design. Incorporating active teaching and socialization strategies early in the program may facilitate the transition from novice to beginning competent emergency nurse.
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This paper will describe the injury profile of patients admitted over a 9-month period to the emergency department of the Central Hospital (CHUK) in Kigali, Rwanda. ⋯ The researcher carried out this study in an attempt to compile an injury profile of patients admitted to CHUK ED in Kigali, Rwanda. The results illustrated that road traffic collisions are the major cause of injuries and young males are the most typical victim. This study also highlighted the limitations in the record keeping of the patients admitted to the emergency department and suggest important implications for the ED nurses working in Rwanda.
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ED overcrowding and inefficient flow are closely related to the presence of non-emergency patients. This study aims to examine the characteristics of the non-emergency patients admitted to hospitals through the emergency department by comparison with emergency ED patients and inpatients admitted through outpatient departments, in terms of patient demographics and health care utilization and outcomes. ⋯ Non-emergency patients admitted to hospitals through the emergency department showed special needs for health care services: care continuity, improved access, and fast tracking for acute care hospital-level treatment. Health care policies and strategies are suggested for efficient ED functions.