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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
Prehospital care nurses’ self reported competence: A cross-sectional study
Background: The Swedish ambulance service has undergone major changes in recent decades due to advancements being made in medical and technical resources, professional competence, and patient care. Registered and specialist nurses share the same…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
Engagement under difficult conditions: Caring for patients with acute abdominal pain across the acute-care chain: A qualitative study
Background: Studies report that patients with acute abdominal pain do not always receive optimal care and can experience poor pain management, safety failures, and emotional harm. Deeper understanding of how health professionals experience care…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
Direct in-hospital admission via ambulance (DIVA): A retrospective observational study
Background: Prolonged stays in emergency departments increase the risk of adverse events in elderly patients. To optimize care for nonurgent patients who need in-hospital admission, a patient-focused improvement project named Direct In-hospital…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 52 September 2020
Clinical characteristics of diarrhea in 90 cases with COVID-19: A descriptive
study
Background: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread worldwide. Herein, we aimed to clarify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients presenting with diarrhea.
Methods: A descriptive design was adopted from Jan 10 to…
Methods: A descriptive design was adopted from Jan 10 to…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 51 July 2020
Reflecting on the challenges of sustaining emergency care research during the Covid-19 pandemic (Editorial)
As many parts of the world start to establish a ‘new normal’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important for all to take time to reflect on what has happened and what the future holds in store for both academic and clinical emergency care. Although…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 51 July 2020
Evaluation of an emergency department falls pathway for older people: A patient chart review
The number of older adults presenting to EDs following a fall continues to rise, yet falls management often ignores opportunities for secondary falls risk reduction. Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) in EDs have an important clinical leadership…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 50 May 2020
Nurses responding to the World Health Organization (WHO) priority for emergency care systems for universal health coverage (Editorial)
Improving emergency care saves lives, prevents secondary morbidity and reduces time to recovery. Emergency care presentations are increasing exponentially around the world. Timely recognition and treatment of the acutely ill and injured at the…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 49 March 2020
Evaluation of the intensity and management of pain before arrival in hospital among patients with suspected hip fractures
Background: Pain management needs to be comprehensively investigated in patients with hip fractures, as it represents a fast-growing challenge to emergency care. The purpose of this study was to describe reported pain
in patients with suspected hip…
in patients with suspected hip…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 49 March 2020
2020 year of the nurse and midwife: Meeting new challenges
As we ease into 2020 it is important to recognise that the World Health Organization has designated this as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”, in honor of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. Nurses and midwives play a vital role in…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 45 July 2019
The HOPE model for disaster nursing – A systematic literature review
1. Introduction
Most of the nurses in the world will never be deployed to a disaster
area but since disasters may hit anywhere, without previous notification, all nurses need to have a basic understanding of disaster nursing [1]. Disasters occur…
Most of the nurses in the world will never be deployed to a disaster
area but since disasters may hit anywhere, without previous notification, all nurses need to have a basic understanding of disaster nursing [1]. Disasters occur…