Other Titles

Promoting outcomes in the emergency department

Abstract

Some emergency departments introduced a nurse dedicated to care for patients in the waiting room. This session will present an overview of the current context of waiting room nurse roles in Australia.

Author Details

Kelli Innes, MSN; Doug Elliott, PhD; Debra Jackson, PhD; Virginia Plummer, PhD

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Emergency Departments, Patient Safety, Waiting Room

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Waiting room nurse roles in the emergency department: Current practice and Praxis context

Melbourne, Australia

Some emergency departments introduced a nurse dedicated to care for patients in the waiting room. This session will present an overview of the current context of waiting room nurse roles in Australia.