Category: Emergency Department

The modern healthcare sector can be characterized by the increased complexity and developed infrastructure needed to provide care to patients and meet their diverse needs. Because of the difficulty and the growing requirements to the quality, health workers should be ready to cooperate, share experiences, and constantly improve their skills. Nurses also play a critical…

Advanced practicing nurses (APNs) play a significant role in medical care in all hospital units. Indeed, they participate in treating patients with a wide range of conditions, including traumas, falls, and advanced-degree pressure ulcers. Falls and concussions are among the most common causes of visiting emergency departments (ED) among the elderly (Blackmore et al., 2019).…

Table of Contents Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion References The risk of developing pressure ulcers both in intensive care units and in usual hospital settings predetermined the need to find solutions to this nursing problem. The possibilities of modern medicine make it possible to competently approach the struggle against ulcers, and in many…

In the present day situations of the health care sector, among the highly complicated as well as perilous risks faced in the workplace is the violence encountered by employees in the place of work. The general idea is formulated partly from the pre-meditated and imaginary fact that violence that is related to patients and the…

Most of operating rooms (OR) in hospitals have limited capacity and incur huge costs. Improving the turnaround time is one of the most effective strategies that can be adopted to enhance OR capacity and reduce associated costs (Meyer et al., 2004, p.3). Another problem that hospitals grapple with is the waiting time in the emergency…

Table of Contents Introduction Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion References Introduction It is not a secret that work in emergency departments relates to great responsibility and stresses, which often causes scandals, for example, between the employees of clinics and their patients relatives. To avoid any misunderstanding, it is necessary to provide full protection…

PICOT Question In patients that are identified as high risk for developing a pressure ulcer (P), does the implementation of a pressure ulcer protocol initiated in the emergency department (I) as compared to patients who receive usual care (C), reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (O) on day 3 of hospitalization (T)? The PICOT…

Introduction In the modern world, the development of pressure or decubitus ulcers is among the key skin problems faced by patients in different departments whose opportunities to stay physically active are limited. Many hospitals in the country develop their own guidelines and protocols to avoid PU complications, but their effectiveness remains a critical question. This…

Table of Contents The Purpose Statement Hypothesis Research Questions References The Purpose Statement A number of studies have noted that emergency departments of most hospitals around the world have poor patient satisfaction scores. According to Soremekun, Takayesu and Bohan, (2011, p. 668), satisfaction can be viewed as the difference between patients perceptions and their expectations.…