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Emergency care nurses facing ‘significant distress’, investigation finds

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Rozalia Spadafora inquest: Systemic issues in emergency care revealed

Nursing Review

She was taken to the hospital's emergency department (ED) on the advice of a GP who had been treating her. The coronial inquest into the death of Rozalia Spadafora continued last Monday. The five-year-old is believed to have died of myocarditis brought on by influenza A in July last year – a day after her fifth birthday.

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Beyond Emergency Care: ER Nurses as Key Players in Forensic Evidence Collection

Every Nurse

Despite the challenges they face in balancing patient care and evidence collection, their dedication to upholding professional standards and providing compassionate care helps bring justice to victims and ensures the effective functioning of the legal system.

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National Assessment Highlights COVID-19 Impact on ED Pediatric Capabilities

Daily Nurse

Emergency departments (EDs) have made progress but still need to fully meet national guidelines for pediatric emergency care, despite the association with improved survival, found a study in JAMA Network Open. This is especially positive given EDs were navigating the pandemic at the time of the survey.” in 2021, a 13.5%

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Virtual Reality Helps Nursing Students Experience a Patient’s Perspective

Daily Nurse

A virtual reality (VR) simulation helps undergraduate nursing students experience an emergency-care scenario from the perspective of an intubated patient. The scenario is intended to instill empathy that, contrary to popular belief, is a skill that can be acquired and strengthened.

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BCEN Names 2023 Distinguished Award Winners

Daily Nurse

Distinguished CPEN Award (pediatric emergency): Dawn Tasche, BSN, RN, CPEN, Emergency Department RN with Aurora Health Care in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Distinguished TCRN Award (trauma): Jordan Tyczka, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Trauma Program Director at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, Virginia.

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Research Explores Emergency Nurses’ Decision-making in Obstetrical Care

Daily Nurse

Emergency nurses need additional knowledge of abortion-limiting legislation and the related clinical, ethical, and legal implications for emergency care staff and their patients, a study published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing found.