ED management : the monthly update on emergency department management
The most recent articles from:
ED Manag
-
A critical-care transport team can prevent adverse outcomes, improve patient flow, and reduce delays. The team carries equipment and medications that can save a patient's life. Emergency department (ED) nurses can remain in the department, instead of having to transport patients for diagnostic tests. Transport nurses assist with resuscitations of trauma patients in the ED.
-
You need to address acuity, length of stay, and staff skill mix when staffing your emergency department (ED). The Emergency Nurses Association has developed new staffing guidelines. ⋯ Use different ratios for specific patient groups. Admission holds in the ED must have the same staffing as inpatients.