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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 66 January 2023
An emotional journey when encountering children in prehospital care:
Experiences from ambulance nurses
Background: Care encounters with children are a challenging and important task, but opportunities for such encounters are rarely available. Therefore, ambulance nurses (ANs) face difficulties in gaining experience in properly handling children, which…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 66 January 2023
Advanced-level paramedics’ support needs for developing and
utilising competence
Introduction: Paramedic competence plays a vital role in emergency medical services (EMS), as the pre-hospital setting demands a wide variety of competencies from paramedics. The aim of the study was to examine the support that advanced-level…
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…