| Nursing in the emergency department (ED) during a disaster: A review of the current literature. | |
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PMID: 23217657 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this review was to explore the current literature about working as a nurse in the emergency department (ED) during a disaster. Nurses play an important role in caring for patients that present to the ED following a disaster. While there is a great deal of literature written about disasters and disaster response, little has been written from the emergency nursing perspective. METHODS: Literature was identified through electronic databases from 2000 to 2011. Articles were reviewed if they provided discussion relevant to nursing in the ED during a disaster. RESULTS: 18 articles met the criteria. Five themes emerged from the review. There were two key findings: changes from a 'normal' working day to a disaster; and the preparedness of nurses working in the ED during a disaster. CONCLUSIONS: The literature highlights concern about the preparedness of ED nurses for disaster response and the capacity of nurses to transition to working in a disaster situation. |
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Karen S Hammad; Paul Arbon; Kristine Gebbie; Alison Hutton |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ Volume: 15 ISSN: 1574-6267 ISO Abbreviation: Australas Emerg Nurs J Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-12-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101270281 Medline TA: Australas Emerg Nurs J Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 235-44 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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Copyright © 2012 College of Emergency Nursing Australasia Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, SA, Australia. Electronic address: karen.hammad@flinders.edu.au. |
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