Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ
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Australas Emerg Nurs J · Feb 2016
Multicenter StudyA new scale for disaster nursing core competencies: Development and psychometric testing.
All nurses must have core competencies in preparing for, responding to and recovering from a disaster. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as in many other countries, disaster nursing core competencies are not fully understood and lack reliable, validated tools. Thus, it is imperative to develop a scale for exploring disaster nursing core competencies, roles and barriers in the KSA. ⋯ This study provided a validated, reliable scale for exploring nurses' core competencies, nurses' roles and barriers to developing disaster nursing in the KSA. The new scale has many implications, such as for improving education, planning and curricula.
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Australas Emerg Nurs J · Feb 2016
Multicenter StudyAnalysis of the impact of limitation of medical treatment orders during unplanned transfers from sub-acute care to Emergency Departments.
The impact of limitation of medical treatment orders (LOMT) on patient outcomes following transfer from sub-acute care to the Emergency Department remains unclear. ⋯ Patients with LOMT had higher levels of comorbidity and were more acutely ill during their sub-acute care admission. Once transferred those with a LOMT had similar rates of cardiac arrest, MET activation and unplanned ICU admission, but higher mortality.