COVID-19 ripped the bandage off racial and ethnic disparities in health care that emergency nurses have faced their entire careers. There are clear, understandable and correctable reasons behind the realization that every community of color in the United States has...
Accurately assessing a patient’s acuity at triage is a key step in treating traumatic injuries in any patient, and it’s especially important for older patients. Under- or overtriage can directly impact subsequent care, dwell time, length of stay and patient outcomes....
This virtual conference activity is highlighted by education, entertainment and engagement. The correct response: What is ENApardy? Emergency Nursing Conference Education Planning Committee Co-Chairpersons Rachael Smith and Teresa Dodge hosted a Jeopardy-style game as...
Every city needs at least one emergency department, and for one day each May, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway becomes the second largest city in Indiana. For more than a century, Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital has partnered with the speedway to provide...
In the 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famed “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., overt racism largely has disappeared from the United States. “Whites Only” signs came down, Jim Crow laws were eradicated, and Blacks and other people of...
Developing new tools for educating emergency nurses in the ED can be puzzling. This afternoon, Tiffany Clary, a nursing professional development specialist in central Texas, will explain how she incorporated virtual escape rooms into training for new and experienced...
Building effective teamwork is relatively easy in a small emergency department. But as the department grows, it can falter as nurses and physicians often become less familiar with each other and each other’s roles. “We’ve all had those amazing shifts where everything...
The spread of health care misinformation and disinformation is rampant on social media, giving way to a potentially deadly infodemic. “A majority of adult [health care] users are consulting social media for all of their health information,” said Stephanie Suzadail, a...
There is no recipe for trauma. Sometimes questionable decision-making is a key ingredient. Other times, happenstance is the star of the dish. Regardless of the mechanism of injury, University of Chicago Medicine Aeromedical Network flight nurse Teri Campbell cautions...