Improvement of work practice in the delivery of emergency care to our patients. We have a very good track record in the collaboration of research effort between medical and nursing staff in ED.
Our department has been a pioneer in the introduction of new work practice in providing pain relief, radiological investigation of limb injuries and management of other conditions to be initiated by nursing staff. Three of the projects have also received the NSW Health Baxter Health Care Awards.
Fry M , Holdgate A . Nurse-initiated intravenous morphine in the emergency department: Efficacy, rate of adverse events and impact on time to analgesia. Emergency Medicine 2002;14: 249-254.
Fry M . Triage nurses order x-rays for patients with isolated distal limb injuries: A 12-month study. Journal of Emergency Nursing; 27: 1-7.
Fry M & Jones K. The clinical initiative nurse: extending the role of the emergency nurse, who benefits? , Australian Emergency Nursing Journal 2005; 8: 9-12
Holdgate A, Pollock T. Systematic review of the relative efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids in the treatment of acute renal colic. BMJ 2004; 328: 1401
Arendts G , Manovel A , Chai A. Cranial CT interpretation by senior emergency department staff. Australasian Radiology 2003; 47: 368-374
Holdgate A , Chan T . How accurate are emergency clinicians at interpreting noncontrast computed tomography for suspected renal colic. Academic Emergency Medicine 2003; 10: 315-319.
Curtis K, Lien D , Chan A , Grove P, Morris R. The impact of trauma case management on patient outcomes. Journal of Trauma Sept 2002; 53: 477-482.
G Arendts, J MacKenzie, JK Lee Discharge planning and patient satisfaction in an emergency short-stay unit. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2006; 18 (1): 7-14
