The impact of overcrowding on registered nurses in the paediatric emergency department at a tertiary hospital
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the extent to which registered nurses’ practice was affected by emergency department overcrowding. Participants were recruited from a tertiary hospital by using the purpose sampling method. Data collection was done using a semi-str...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-uir.unisa.ac.za-10500-139382019-06-24T15:51:21Z The impact of overcrowding on registered nurses in the paediatric emergency department at a tertiary hospital Meissenheimer, Corina Monama, Ernestine Nampa Monareng, L. V. Emergency department overcrowding Impact Job satisfaction Paediatrics Registered nurse 610.73069 Nurses -- Job satisfaction Nurses -- Job stress Pediatric emergencies Emergency medical services The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the extent to which registered nurses’ practice was affected by emergency department overcrowding. Participants were recruited from a tertiary hospital by using the purpose sampling method. Data collection was done using a semi-structured interview guide. Individual interviews were conducted with eight registered nurses working in the paediatric emergency department. Data analysis was conducted using thematic content analysis and Yin’s (2003:178) five-phase cycle. The study findings revealed that the lack of professional nurse leadership and the difficult existing relationship with the physicians were obstacles that had to be obviated if the paediatric ED were to function optimally and best practice were to be achieved. It was revealed that a problematic issue in the setting was that the most critical decisions on allocating where patients should be treated were made by physicians who have more authority than nurses. It was recommended that the ED need to be clearly defined in the policies as an outpatient, emergency care or as an episodic patient care area as “Admission” can mean admission to the ED or admission as an inpatient/boarded patient. Health Studies M.A. (Health Studies) 2014-09-08T08:26:55Z 2014-09-08T08:26:55Z 2014-02 Dissertation Meissenheimer, Corina (2014) The impact of overcrowding on registered nurses in the paediatric emergency department at a tertiary hospital, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13938> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13938 en 1 online resource (xiii, 134 leaves, 17 unnumbered pages) : illustrations |
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the extent to
which registered nurses’ practice was affected by emergency department
overcrowding. Participants were recruited from a tertiary hospital by using the
purpose sampling method. Data collection was done using a semi-structured
interview guide. Individual interviews were conducted with eight registered nurses
working in the paediatric emergency department. Data analysis was conducted
using thematic content analysis and Yin’s (2003:178) five-phase cycle. The study
findings revealed that the lack of professional nurse leadership and the difficult
existing relationship with the physicians were obstacles that had to be obviated if
the paediatric ED were to function optimally and best practice were to be
achieved. It was revealed that a problematic issue in the setting was that the
most critical decisions on allocating where patients should be treated were made
by physicians who have more authority than nurses. It was recommended that
the ED need to be clearly defined in the policies as an outpatient, emergency
care or as an episodic patient care area as “Admission” can mean admission to
the ED or admission as an inpatient/boarded patient. === Health Studies === M.A. (Health Studies) |
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The impact of overcrowding on registered nurses in the paediatric emergency department at a tertiary hospital |
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Meissenheimer, Corina (2014) The impact of overcrowding on registered nurses in the paediatric emergency department at a tertiary hospital, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13938> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13938 |
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