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How a short stay unit can reduce children’s waiting times

08 June 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

Admitting children to emergency departments (EDs) often places them in an environment better suited to the treatment of adult patients. These children are often...

Advanced practice in emergency care: the paediatric flow nurse

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Art & Science

Children admitted to emergency departments (EDs) in Australia are often placed in an environment better suited to the treatment of adult patients. This can lead to...

Nurse-initiated and criteria-led discharge from hospital for children and young people

07 October 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Evidence & practice

The readiness of a child or young person for discharge includes patient safety, the family’s ability to care for the child at home and the ongoing treatment they...

Implementation of a model of emergency care in an Australian hospital

10 November 2017

Emergency Nurse

Evidence & practice

Aim Emergency departments are characterised by a fast-paced, quick turnover and high acuity workload, therefore appropriate staffing is vital to ensure positive...

An integrative review of absenteeism in newly graduated nurses

30 October 2017

Nursing Management

Evidence & practice

Managing sickness and absenteeism in the workplace is challenging, and nurse managers must consider their various causes so they can implement effective management...

Using Colaizzi’s method of data analysis to explore the experiences of nurse academics teaching on satellite campuses

16 March 2018

Nurse Researcher

Evidence & practice

Background Phenomenology is a useful methodological approach in qualitative nursing research. It enables researchers to put aside their perceptions of a phenomenon...

Time is Precious: person-centred end of life care in an emergency department. A quality improvement project

18 June 2019

Emergency Nurse

end of life care

Supporting and managing end of life in emergency departments (EDs) is often difficult and is becoming increasingly commonplace. Patients who present at the end of...