Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Clinical event debriefing is recommended by the American Heart Association and the European Resuscitation Council, because debriefings improve team performance. The purpose here was to develop and validate tools needed to overcome barriers to debriefing in the emergency department. ⋯ The use of debriefing tools validated by computation of the Content Validity Index led to the identification of safety threats and recommendations to improve care processes. These tools can be used in ED settings to promote team learning and aid in identifying and resolving safety concerns.
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To evaluate the empiric therapy prescribed for acute uncomplicated cystitis in the outpatient setting (emergency department and ambulatory care clinics) and to characterize uropathogens for discordance between the therapy prescribed and susceptibility. ⋯ Most of the cases of acute uncomplicated cystitis at the subject institution can be managed safely and effectively with nitrofurantoin or first-generation cephalosporins. Institutions should use national guidelines in conjunction with local resistance and prescribing patterns to improve antibiotic prescribing in the outpatient setting.