Abstract
Advanced nurse practitioners in the author's emergency department (ED) work autonomously and as part of a team to assess, diagnose and treat patients with unexplained and undiagnosed illnesses and injuries over a 24-hour cycle of care. The complexity of the role in EDs is often not fully understood, and expectations can vary between trusts and between different clinical areas within trusts. This article describes one night shift in the author's ED to explain the complexity of advanced nurse practitioners' roles in this environment. The article focuses on autonomous decision-making skills and the use of advanced clinical skills in the context of evidence-based practice.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 22-26 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Emergency Nurse |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 11 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Advanced nurse practitioner
- Advanced practice
- Emergency department
- Emergency medicine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency