Exploring the effects of emergency department crowding on emergency nurses.

Amy Webster, Julie McGarry
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Although the phenomenon of crowding in emergency departments (EDs) is not new, it remains a significant problem for patients, ED staff and the wider healthcare system. Crowding in EDs, which is also called overcrowding, has been widely explored in the literature, but there are relatively few studies of the subject from an emergency nurse perspective. This article reports the findings of a literature review that aimed to explore the effects of crowding on nurses working in EDs. Four key themes were identified from a synthesis of 16 articles included in the review: staffing and skill mix; inadequate care and the effect on nurses' well-being and stress levels; violence in the ED; and hospital metrics and patient flow. Further research is required to explore in more depth the effects of ED crowding on emergency nurses and to address the multiple factors that perpetuate the phenomenon.

探讨急诊室拥挤对急诊护士的影响。
尽管急诊室(ED)的拥挤现象并不新鲜,但对于患者、急诊室工作人员和整个医疗系统来说,它仍然是一个重大问题。急诊室拥挤也被称为过度拥挤,文献中对这一问题进行了广泛探讨,但从急诊护士角度对这一问题进行的研究相对较少。本文报告了一项文献综述的结果,旨在探讨拥挤对急诊室护士工作的影响。综述了 16 篇文章,确定了四个关键主题:人员配备和技能组合;护理不足及其对护士福祉和压力水平的影响;急诊室暴力;医院指标和患者流量。需要进一步开展研究,更深入地探讨急诊室拥挤对急诊护士的影响,并解决导致这一现象长期存在的多种因素。
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