Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Review Case Reports
Mitigating Nursing Biases in Management of Intoxicated and Suicidal Patients.
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The purpose of this study was to obtain information about individual and environmental factors that affect clinical decision making regarding urinary catheter placement and maintenance as reported by a sample of emergency nurses in the United States. ⋯ Decision making with regard to catheter placement is reported as being under the purview of nursing, with little collaborative discussion. It may be important to reformat education and competency to include observational evaluations of decision making with regard to appropriate indications for insertion; validation of insertion techniques may be important as well.
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A large number of patients who are in pain upon arriving at the emergency department are still in pain when they are discharged. It is suggested that nurses' personal traits and their level of empathy can explain in part this issue in pain management. The purpose of this study was to better understand the shortfalls in pain management provided by emergency nurses by considering nurses' characteristics. ⋯ The poor mental health we found among emergency nurses is alarming. A clear need exists for supportive interventions for nurses. Finally, well-being was the only variable related to empathy. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report this relationship in nurses.