Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ
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To compare job satisfaction among nurses, physicians and administrative staff in an emergency department (ED). To analyse the relationship of job satisfaction with demographic and professional characteristics of these personnel. ⋯ Job satisfaction of nurses and physicians in an ED is lower than that of administrative staff with the former perceiving greater stress and work pressure. Conversely, interpersonal relationships are identified as strength. Being nurse or physician and not rotating among the different ED acuity levels increase dissatisfaction.
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Australas Emerg Nurs J · Feb 2017
Triage, damned triage… and statistics: Sorting out redundancy and duplication within an Emergency Department Presenting Problem Code Set to enhance research capacity.
Having a robust Emergency Department Presenting Problem Code Set (EDPPCS) is important for collecting and analysing data around Emergency Department (ED) activity, funding, bio-surveillance and research. This paper analyses the clinical utilisation of the current EDPPCS using two years worth of ED data collected as part of the larger state-wide Demand for Emergency Services Trends in Years 2010-2014 (DESTINY) project. This project proposes potential improvements in the current EDPPCS including a reduction in duplication and redundant clinical terms. ⋯ Future iterations of the EDPPCS should be based on the evidence presented making it shorter, more comprehensive and systematic leading to improved triage performance, usefulness in research and bio-surveillance.