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ED Nursing celebrates 5 years

This issue of ED Nursing marks the fifth anniversary of the newsletter. Our coverage explores the exciting future and challenges of emergency nursing.

Nursing shortage will continue: Make sure your ED stays ahead of the game

When asked to identify the single biggest challenge facing emergency nursing, emergency department managers, staffing experts, and staff nurses answered in unison: The growing nursing shortage.

UCI Medical Center Emergency Department: General information sheet for patients

This information sheet answers general questions about emergency care and explains what patients can expect from their emergency department visit.

Secrets for keeping your ED nurses happy

There is a general consensus that a sea change must occur in EDs to effectively recruit and retain emergency nursing staff. To facilitate a culture change, many creative solutions are in progress at emergency departments throughout the country.

Here are 6 predictions for nursing shortage

Here are predictions for emergency nursing recruitment and retention in the coming years from Barbara Pierce, RN, MN, director of emergency services at Huntsville (AL) Hospital System.

Accreditation surveys will never be the same

A new survey process by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations holds nurses more accountable for care delivered, according to one pilot test site.

What does the future hold for emergency nursing?

Here is how two ED Nursing editorial advisory board members -- Trudy A. Meehan, RN, CHE, director of emergency services at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, LA, and Reneé Holleran, RN, PhD, chief flight nurse and clinical nurse specialist at University of Cincinnati Medical Center -- answered the question: What are some of the top challenges emergency nurses will face in the future?

New, more specific asthma meds are on the horizon

In the coming years, youll have exciting new treatment options to care for asthma patients in your emergency department. Here are two trends to watch for: more specific medications and increased use of existing interventions.

You must brace for change in ED pain management

There are a number of significant advancements in pain management that will impact your clinical practice, including more frequent use of patient-controlled analgesia and increased use of conscious sedation.

Technology to advance dramatically in the ED

Are you ready for significant changes in emergency department technology, such as nurses' use of ultrasound? If not, you could be in trouble, some ED experts warn.

ED nurses tapped for smallpox immunizations

Emergency department nurses in every hospital in the country are expected to be offered smallpox vaccine as part of bioterrorism response plan approved in October by advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Be prepared to change stroke and cardiac care

You can expect new treatments and interventions for cardiac and stroke patients to keep coming at a breakneck pace. The challenges you face as a result of these changes will be multifaceted.

Guest Column: How knowledge-based care will affect your practice

In the very near future, emergency department nurses and physicians will have more access to expert knowledge that will improve patient care, including better electronic medical records, more access to on-line information, and more rapid communication.

Smallpox vaccinations imminent for hospitals

American Health Consultants is offering "Imminent Smallpox Vaccinations in Hospitals: Consequences for You and Your Facility," a 90-minute audio conference Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 2-3:30 p.m., EST.

Audio conference tackles HIPAA privacy concerns

American Health Consultants is offering "HIPAAs Final Privacy Regulations: What You Must Know to Comply," an hourlong audio conference, Dec. 4, 2002, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET.

ED Nursing Archives – November 1, 2002

November 1, 2002