Article: https://cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/article/view/166 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen166 Jiun-Yi Zullo https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jiun-yi-zullo-b0751110a Lynn Corcoran https://www.athabascau.ca/health-disciplines/our-people/lynn-corcoran.html Karen Cook https://www.athabascau.ca/health-disciplines/our-people/karen-cook.html Background: Occupational disappointment is a novel concept in emergency nursing. It is a feeling of disheartenment with career choice. It results from prev...

Article: https://cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/article/view/138 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen138 Samantha Horvath https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samantha_Horvath4 Nancy Carter https://nursing.mcmaster.ca/faculty/bio/nancy-carter Background Retention of registered nurses in emergency departments (EDs) is as a critical issue, further exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. Leaders influence work life and working environment, but it is unclear what strategies leaders use to address nurse staff...

Article: https://cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/article/view/35 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen35 Jennifer Davis https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-227X Dawn Peta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6602-8335 The purpose of this case study is to help determine if emergency nursing education should include a focus on mean arterial pressure (MAP) and Pulse Pressure (PP) as part of their regular curriculum. We also considered if monitoring and trending BP, MAP and PP in patients who present with sympt...

Article: https://cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/article/view/146 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen146 Mohamed El Hussein https://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/HealthCommunityEducation/Departments/SchoolofNursing/Faculty/mHussein.htm Aditi Sharma https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aditi-Sharma-69 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an infectious disease where symptoms can be mild, requiring no treatment or severe, requiring hospital admission ...

Article:https://www.cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/article/view/41 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen41 The treatment and support patients receive in their transition from the Emergency Department (ED) to the patient care unit (PCU), and eventually, the community, have clinical consequences, psycho-social outcomes, and financial ramifications. This quality improvement report provides recommendations intended to improve patient experiences and outcomes, in the context of ED crowding. The recommendati...

Article: https://www.cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/article/view/44 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen44 This article is about nurse practitioners' effectiveness working in the Strathcona emergency department (ED), as well as the efficacy of two nurse practitioner-led clinics that run parallel to the ED. Prior to opening Strathcona Community Hospital in 2014, site leadership were tasked with developing an innovative care model with the aim of improved patient safety and quality of care delivered, in...

Article: https://www.cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/ar... DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen34 This article provides the reader with a thoughtful example of an emergency nurse-led intervention to improve emergency department patient screening for domestic violence. Background information is provided along with the development of educational tools. Example ID badge cards and posters are also provided. Finally, helpful takeaways fare provided to aid in the implementation of similar projects in other e...

Article:https://www.cjen.ca/index.php/cjen/ar... DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen15 Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a public health crisis that continues to affect individuals across Canada and requires a multifaceted approach to minimize its impact. Through the chronic consumption of opioids, many individuals can become dependent on opioids and develop OUD. Buprenorphine/naloxone is the recommended first-line treatment, whenever possible, for patients living with OUD. The Emergency Strategic...