A simple gift can sometimes be life-changing for the recipient — even a gift as small as a box of crayons. At the Anita Dorr Memorial Luncheon on Saturday, artist, filmmaker and mental-health activist Amanda Lipp described how artistic expression can heal and build...
To wrap up Emergency Nursing 2022, motivational speaker Justin Jones-Fosu plans to use his time during this year’s Closing Session to share practical, resource-based ways to bring meaning to one’s work and life each day. His presentations focus on the power of rhythm...
Since it was developed in 1998 by a group of emergency physicians and nurses, the Emergency Severity Index has become the leading triage resource for emergency nurses in the United States. Eighty percent of U.S. hospitals use ESI to triage patients. Rapid and accurate...
A Texas telehealth program is expanding access to medical forensic exams for patients in rural areas seeking care after a sexual assault. “What we’re doing is connecting our sexual assault nurse examiner experts via telehealth, and we’re calling them teleSANEs,” said...
For a nurse who thrives in the fast-paced environment of the emergency department, who is comfortable with a wide range of unexpected situations, who keeps calm amid chaos and brings order to confusion, transport nursing might be an intriguing specialty. One recurring...
Accurate and rapid triage is essential for successful clinical performance. Obstetric triage can be even more complicated than general or trauma triage because it requires staff to assess a patient’s labor condition and fetal health. To discuss these unique...
Victims of intimate partner violence who endure a single nonfatal strangulation are 700 percent more likely to be victims of homicide than those who do not experience such strangulation. Heidi Gilbert learned this startling statistic during a weeklong course with the...
As more and more emergency nurses leave the profession, the disparity between increasing patient needs and the pool of experienced triage nurses continues to grow. Triage was once reserved for ED nurses with at least two years of experience, but with workforce...
Deb Jeffries will bring the accelerated pace of triage to an Oct. 1 Fast Track session about the principles of pediatric triage. “Many nurses are anxious when it comes to accurately assessing children, particularly in the triage area, when you sometimes have only...