Nurses' perspectives of the impact of the older person on nursing resources in the emergency department and their profile: A mixed methods study. Issue 4 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gallagher, Robyn; Gallagher, Patrick; Roche, Michael; Fry, Margaret; Chenoweth, Lynn; Stein-Parbury, Jane
• Is Part Of: International emergency nursing. Volume 23:Issue 4(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 312
• Page End: 316
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Emergency nursing -- Periodicals; 616.025
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2015.03.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-599X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0010"> <title id="st0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">ED nurses associate greater workloads with older patients who represent frequently in a short timeframe (cluster presenters).</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Cluster presenters are perceived to require more nursing resources due to multiple chronic and/or comorbid conditions.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Cluster presenters require a full assessment at each presentation and are usually admitted to the hospital.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>