Effectiveness of nurse-initiated interventions on patient outcomes in the emergency department: a systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2017 Apr;15(4):873-881. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003042.

Abstract

The objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of nurse-initiated interventions (NIIs) on patient outcomes in the emergency department (ED).More specifically, the objectives are to identify the effectiveness of NIIs, including but not limited to, nurse-initiated medications, nurse-initiated intravenous fluid therapy and nurse-initiated pathology on patient waiting time, time to treatment, length of stay, pain levels, symptom relief, patient satisfaction, leave without being seen rates and mortality rates in ED settings.

MeSH terms

  • Analgesia / nursing*
  • Drug Prescriptions / nursing*
  • Emergency Nursing / methods
  • Emergency Service, Hospital*
  • Fluid Therapy / nursing*
  • Humans
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Practice Patterns, Nurses'*
  • Systematic Reviews as Topic
  • Time Factors