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Improving care for psychiatric patients in the emergency center
Session C presented Thursday, September 27, 1:00-2:00 pm
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of a hand-off tool which will prompt providers to address specific care needs of the psychiatric ...
Challenges versus solutions to psychiatric patients in the ED
Purpose: Patients with psychiatric complaints are 7-10% (12 million) of annual ED visits nationally. Reduced availability of inpatient beds for treatment and an increase in under insured patients has rose over the last ...
Empowering emergency department nurses to obtain earlier palliative care consults
Session C presented Thursday, September 27, 1:00-2:00 pm
Purpose: While the ED staff is trained to save lives, resuscitate and stabilize patients, all too often they are also faced with situations where aggressive care ...
Trauma navigation - Putting the broken pieces back together is no accident
Purpose: Care coordination begins the moment a patient is admitted and is an ongoing process. Transition management occurs every time a patient has a change in the level of services or location of healthcare providers as ...
Perinatal loss in the emergency department
Purpose: The aim of this MSN capstone project was to improve the care for patients experiencing pregnancy loss in the emergency department (ED). Objectives were to enhance understanding of staff about the patients’ ...
Reducing unnecessary head CTs in adult emergency department patients with head injuries through implementation of a provider training initiative
Emergency department (ED) providers often overuse head computed tomography (CT) scans for mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), driven by patient demand, fear of litigation, and a culture favoring information leading to ...