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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 53 November 2020
Long emergency department length of stay: A concept analysis
Introduction: Emergency Department (ED) Length of stay (LOS) has been associated with poor patient outcomes, which has led to the implementation of time targets designed to keep EDLOS below a specific limit. The cut-offs defining long EDLOS varies…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 53 November 2020
Safety attitudes and working climate after organizational change in a major emergency department in Sweden
Background: Medically complex patients present challenges to the health care system, particularly in the emergency department (ED) setting. Specifically, teamwork is thought to affect staff safety climate, which in
turn impacts patient safety.
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turn impacts patient safety.
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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 53 November 2020
Self-compassion mediates the association between conflict about ability to
practice end-of-life care and burnout in emergency nurses
Introduction: End-of-life care (EOLC) is necessary for patients who are not expected to live long. Nurses have positive attitudes toward EOLC, but they encounter difficulties in practice. That situation creates conflict, which can affect burnout. It…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
Characteristics, management and outcome of critically ill general medical
patients in the Emergency Department: An observational study
Background: Critically ill general medical patients are an increasing group in the Emergency Department (ED). This register-based cohort study aimed to examine these patients’ characteristics, ED management and outcome, and investigate factors…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
COVID-19, the family unfriendly virus: Is the family’s experience of the ED relevant within the confines of a pandemic? (Editorial)
The COVID-19 pandemic spread quickly in 2020, leaving in its wake a trail of economic burden with large financial losses, psychological consequences, enforced changed patterns of social interaction and
concomitant changes in healthcare delivery [1].…
concomitant changes in healthcare delivery [1].…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
Emergency preparedness for heat illness in China: A cross-sectional observational study
Background: The morbidity and mortality rates from heat illness have increased due to a higher number of heatwaves. Effective urgent care of heat illness is crucial for optimizing patient outcomes. However, few studies have examined the emergency…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
Situational awareness during a full-scale exercise in an underground mine:
A qualitative single-case study of the ambulance incident commander
Introduction: Underground environments present challenges for providing and managing effective emergency care. Situational awareness (SA) has been suggested as a critical process to the management of care.
Aim: This study aims to explore the process…
Aim: This study aims to explore the process…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 54 January 2021
The experience of non-conveyance following emergency medical service
triage from the perspective of patients and their relatives: A qualitative study
Background: As many as 25% of all Dutch ambulance emergency service assignments result in non-conveyance of the patient to the hospital. Little is known about how patients and their relatives experience being left at home by an ambulance nurse after…