Julia Morphet, Bridie Kent, Virginia Plummer, Julie Considine
BACKGROUND: Emergency nurses have a key role in managing the large numbers of patients that attend Australian emergency departments (EDs) annually, and require adequate educational preparation to deliver safe and quality patient care. This paper provides a detailed profile of nursing resources in Australian EDs, including ED locations, annual patient attendances, nurse staffing including level of education, and educational resources. METHODS: Data were collected via online surveys of emergency Nurse Unit Managers and Nurse Educators and the MyHospitals website...
February 2016: Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal: AENJ