International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 280-286, October 2008

Overview of emergency nursing in Australasia☆

  • Margaret Fry, RN NP BaSc MEd PhD (Associate Professor, Emergency Clinical Nurse Consultant)

University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

St. George Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Abstract 

Emergency nursing practice has been shaped by many factors. These factors include advances in resuscitation and technology, recognition of emergency as a specialty practice, increased consumer expectation, increased number of patient presentations and changing case mix. These factors and the growing demand on the healthcare system have increased the complexity and demands experienced in emergency nursing. The current focus on emergency care provides an opportunity for nurses to collectively drive the healthcare agenda, management focus, policy direction and research agenda.

Keywords: Emergency nursing, Management practices

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☆ This article was first published as a chapter in Emergency and Trauma Nursing, Eds. K. Curtis, C. Ramsden and J. Friendship. Mosby, Elsevier Sydney 2007. ISBN 978 07295 3769 8.

PII: S1755-599X(08)00007-4

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2008.01.003

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 280-286, October 2008

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