Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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This study examined the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of iontophoresis with 30 mA of lidocaine for dermal anesthesia in children younger than 84 months in the emergency department and the usefulness of a modified version of the Pre-verbal, Early Verbal Pediatric Pain Scale (M-PEPPS). ⋯ Iontophoresis with lidocaine is safe for use in young children. It does not create any long-term untoward effects and is quite well tolerated. It is not clear if the higher pain scores at needle stick reflect anxiety and fear of a needle or a painful experience.
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To determine what effect nurses' experience of interpersonal violence had on proposed nursing care of battered women ED patients. ⋯ This study documents the vulnerability of nurses to assault by patients and intimate partners. This vulnerability does not affect their proposed nursing care of battered women. An exception is nurses who themselves commit violence against intimate partners. Findings point to the need to increase safety for nurses in the workplace and provide employee assistance to help nurses confront violence at home.