Nurs Econ
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The causes of emergency department crowding (EDC), and the outcomes and strategies for resolution are reviewed. This is a call to the nursing profession to elevate EDC on hospital, community, and national agendas to garner resources to restore timely emergency care.
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A state-level survey of registered nurses confirmed national findings and raised new issues. Findings revealed that while nurses love the intrinsic reward of nursing, they report workplace, relationship, and stress issues which contribute to frustration and exhaustion. These issues may prevent registered nurses from giving the nursing care they desire to deliver, hastening preventable retirement and costly turnover decisions.