Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Emergency nurses work in one of the busiest and most stressful departments in a hospital and, as such, may experience burnout more often than nurses working in other nursing units. This study examined the relationship among orientation, burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low sense of personal accomplishment), and intent to leave. ⋯ Emotional exhaustion and low sense of personal accomplishment were key factors influencing emergency nurses' intent to leave. Emergency nurse leaders may find that a formal orientation program enhances sense of personal accomplishment and decreases intent to leave. Creating work environments to help emergency nurses find joy in their work may be critical to work-life balance and staff retention.
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The rise of a digital native generation of nurses entering the ED workforce prompts a need for targeted training resources to meet their needs and preferences. The purpose of this intervention was to (1) leverage Quick Response code technology to provide point-of-care information as it relates to high-risk, low-volume therapies, (2) improve staff nurse perception toward the ease of access to educational and training materials, and (3) improve staff perception of the adequacy of educational and training resources. Training videos ranging in length from 2 to 3 minutes were created and linked through Quick Response codes for smartphone scanning and affixed to relevant pieces of equipment. ⋯ Approximately 93.7% stated yes to having adequate educational resources to meet their training needs, an increase of 50% in comparison with the first project-specific survey. There is a great opportunity to capitalize on the potential preferences of this younger, technologically savvy generation of nurses through Quick Response code implementation and point-of-care training to improve competency with high-risk, low-volume therapies. This intervention could also be tailored to many other aspects of nurse training and education in various settings.