Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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This study aimed to explore how nurses experience relational work in the emergency department. ⋯ Relational care in the emergency department is optional and individually performed. Moreover, emergency nurses lack a vocabulary to express this type of work. Consequently, there is a risk that patients' psychosocial needs are not sufficiently met. According to the emergency nurses participating in this study, nurses fall short when performing and describing relational care. Nurses need more knowledge to address the psychosocial patient needs during short-term hospital admissions. Relational care and patient centeredness also need to be acknowledged by nursing leaders and further developed.
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Implementing family presence during resuscitation poses many challenges in developing countries, especially in developing countries like Iran, where cultural and contextual factors play significant roles. This study examined the attitudes and barriers of Muslim emergency nurses and physicians toward family presence during resuscitation in Iran. ⋯ The findings suggest that hospitals should develop and adopt policies to ensure consistent performance when implementing family presence during resuscitation and that the procedure is safe and effective.
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The literature highlights the importance of the needs of family members of critical patients in emergency departments. Understanding these needs helps to alleviate psychological distress and contribute to the patients' recoveries. This study aimed to examine the psychological distress and needs of family members of critical patients in emergency departments. ⋯ Providing the assessment and necessary support to alleviate psychological distress will help enhance the ability of the emergency department to meet families' needs.