Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Multicenter Study
Seen but not heard: battered women's perceptions of the ED experience.
A plethora of studies describe helping professionals' responses to and actions directed toward battered women in the emergency department. However, research that yields data regarding the clients' perceptions about their actual experiences in the ED setting is sorely needed. The aim of this study was to describe battered women's perceptions of their ED experience. ⋯ The women's narratives explicate their feelings during the ED visit and sensitize nurses to their experience. The reports of dissatisfaction with the care they received in the emergency department add to the validity of findings from previous studies that have documented similar results and point to the need to examine and reshape the delivery of care to abused women in the emergency department.
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Emergency departments are often the first point of contact for elder neglect victims. The purpose of this article is to describe a pilot study pertaining to the screening of patients and detection of elder neglect conducted in a large metropolitan medical center emergency department. The research question to be answered was, "Is it feasible for ED nurses to conduct accurate screening protocols for elder neglect in the context of their busy practice?" ⋯ Elder neglect protocols are feasible in busy emergency departments, and neglect can be accurately detected in the emergency department when screening procedures are in place.