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Background: Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) are experts in treating patients across the lifespan in the dynamic, unpredictable and busy Emergency Department (ED). The aim of this paper was to create a profile of the Emergency CNS role and practice, and assess work satisfaction.
Methods: An online cross-sectional survey based on the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia's Practice Standards for the Specialist Emergency Nurse was conducted in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Results: There were 59 survey responses. The domains Lawful Practice, Professional Ethics and Communication were rated as practiced with the greatest frequency, and Lawful Practice and Teamwork were rated very important by respondents. 79 % of CNSs planned to continue working in ED, with all CNSs reporting plans to continue working in healthcare. 77 % of CNSs were satisfied in their current role.
Conclusion: The Practice Standards for the Specialist Emergency Nurse are used regularly and are relevant to CNS practice. CNSs are largely satisfied with their role, which is versatile and multifaceted. However, CNSs face challenges to perform all elements of their role, and reported protected non-clinical time and collaboration with management as enablers to their role.
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Australasian Emergency Care is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to supporting emergency nurses, physicians, paramedics and other professionals in advancing the science and practice of emergency care, wherever it is delivered. As the official journal of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), Australasian Emergency Care is a conduit for clinical, applied, and theoretical research and knowledge that advances the science and practice of emergency care in original, innovative and challenging ways. The journal serves as a leading voice for the emergency care community, reflecting its inter-professional diversity, and the importance of collaboration and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient outcomes. It is strongly focussed on advancing the patient experience and quality of care across the emergency care continuum, spanning the pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital settings within Australasia and beyond.
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