International emergency nursing
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Review
A review of factors affecting patient satisfaction with nurse led triage in emergency departments.
To determine the factors that affect patient satisfaction with nurse-led-triage in EDs using a systematic review. ⋯ There is continued scope for nurse-led-triage services in the ED. Patients are generally satisfied with the service provided by nurses in EDs and report a willingness to see the same professional again in the future if needed.
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During emergency department (ED) crowding there is an imbalance between the need for emergency care and available resources. We assessed the impact of crowding on the triage process. ⋯ At this hospital, crowding affects the triage process, leading to longer waiting times to triage and longer ED LOS. Crowding did not influence triage destination.
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The aim in this study was to investigate the impact of overcrowding on the Australasian Triage Score's (ATS) time to treatment target and the National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) for patients who self-present to the Emergency Department (ED) with abdominal pain. ⋯ Queuing in the waiting room for an ED bed was a significant predictor of whether or not category three patients with abdominal pain had treatment commenced within 30min of presentation and was associated with a longer total ED length of stay.
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Pain is the most common reason for visiting the Emergency Department (ED), and pain management is an important aspect of emergency care. Pain management might begin before emergency department arrival, by a patient's self-administered medications or alternative therapies. ⋯ The rate of self-administered intervention for pain relief before ED arrival was high. ED nurses have to take these interventions into account while performing pain assessment. The information may help to achieve better pain management in the ED.