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“EDRN school” – An interactive approach to validate competence and performance
Session E presented Friday, September 28, 10:00-11:00 am
Purpose: Registered Nurse (RN) competency programs within hospitals have become a yearly standard. However, specialty areas such as Critical Care and Emergency ...
Sepsis standoff
Purpose: With an increasing number of patients being diagnosed with sepsis there was a need for increased awareness, improved education strategies, and updated initiatives at this level 1 trauma center to decrease mortality ...
C.O.N.N.E.C.T.E.D.: Catalyst for Enculturating New Graduates into Emergency Nursing
Poster presentation Session G presented Friday, September 28,1:00-2:00 pm Purpose: The literature is replete with citations attesting to the negative influence of role overload among registered nurses working in emergency ...
Evaluating EMS door-to-CT times using an EMR based communication tool
(2017-12-05)
Session H presented Saturday, September 16, 2017
Purpose: Evidence-based standards of care in EMS and emergency nursing are well defined in clinical populations. Communication between pre-hospital and emergency ...
Impact of emergency department sepsis policy
(2017-12-05)
Purpose: Sepsis and the care of sepsis patients impact the healthcare industry on a number of levels. It is a serious concern for health care providers, policy-makers, and patients due to the large number of cases, high ...
County and hospital mental health collaborative in the emergency department
(2017-12-04)
Session I presented Saturday, September 16, 2017
Purpose: The aim of this collaborative is to offer an innovative solution for caring for the emergent needs of the mental health patient arriving at the emergency department(ED) ...
Advancing disaster nursing: Disseminating a critical initiative
(2017-12-04)
Session I presented Saturday, September 16, 2017
Purpose: The Society for the Advancement of Disaster Nursing” (SADN) was formed in 2016 to advance solutions to the complex issues surrounding disaster nursing ...
Improving the emergency department handoff to facilitate inpatient throughput
(2017-12-04)
Poster presentation Session F presented Friday, September 15, 2017
Purpose: Emergency Department (ED) throughput has been identified as a major factor that can impact care and quality throughout the hospital (Handel et ...
Sexual assault exam: Utilizing simulation to increase nursing confidence
(2017-12-04)
Purpose: It was recognized that emergency department (ED) nurses were undertaking an examination of patients who have been sexually assaulted, but had not received formal training. ED nurses were unfamiliar with the exam ...
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 ...