- Nursing Prioritization of Emergency Waiting Room Patients: A Multisite Observational Study. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Aug 06. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: Waiting emergency patients do not systematically receive bed assignments according to their assigned triage score or wait time. Instead, patient prioritization is determined through complex considerations of clinical acuity, waiting room safety, patient flow management logistics, and operational expectations. Patient prioritization has been found to be subjective and inconsistent, raising concerns about the quality, safety, and ethics of current emergency practice.
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- Communication Cards for Chinese-Speaking Patients in the Emergency Department: Patient and Clinician Experiences. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Aug 04. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: This low-cost intervention was a feasible and acceptable strategy for improving communication and satisfaction among Chinese-speaking patients and health care professionals in the emergency department.
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- Febrile Neutropenia as an Oncological Emergency: A Bibliometric Analysis of Nursing Care and Management Research Trends From 2000 to 2025. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Aug 04. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: Although nursing practice is critical to the management of febrile neutropenia, nursing-led research remains underrepresented, with most studies embedded in multidisciplinary frameworks. Future research should prioritize nursing-sensitive outcomes, implementation science approaches, and nurse-led models that strengthen patient safety, triage precision, and continuity of care.
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- Implementing a Three-Dimensional-Printed Simulation Program to Improve Emergency Nurse Competence in Intraosseous Device Use: A Quality Improvement Initiative. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 31. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: A low-cost, three-dimensional-printed simulation program significantly improved emergency clinicians' intraosseous knowledge, skill proficiency, and short-term clinical utilization. These findings support three-dimensional-printed simulation as a sustainable educational strategy to enhance readiness for high-acuity, low-occurrence procedures in emergency nursing practice.
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- The Effect of Pediatric Assessment Triangle and Pediatric Early Warning Score Triage on Success in Patient Assessment in Pediatric Emergency Department. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 30. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: The findings demonstrate that the Pediatric Assessment Triangle and the Pediatric Early Warning Score are effective in patient triage in pediatric emergency departments and can be used together.
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- Shorter Emergency Department Boarding Times in Hospitals With Better Nurse Staffing. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 29. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: This study establishes a baseline understanding of the relationship between hospital nurse staffing levels and patient boarding times, providing a foundation for evaluating changes over time. Safe nurse staffing levels are a modifiable lever to reduce emergency department crowding through decreasing patient boarding times.
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- Resilience of Emergency Nurses During Disasters: A Qualitative Study. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 30. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that nurses' resilience during disaster situations is shaped by a complex interaction of individual, professional, and organizational factors. Although professional experience, teamwork, and psychosocial support strengthen resilience, emotional burden, resource limitations, and prolonged exposure to disaster-related stressors may weaken it. Disaster experiences also have lasting effects on nurses, influencing both their psychological well-being and professional development. This study strongly emphasizes the need to develop institution-based policies and interventions that will support the sustainable resilience of emergency nurses during and after disasters.
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- Not All Acute Neck Swellings Are Hematomas: A Cervical Cyst Rupture After Minor Trauma. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 20. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: This case highlights an important diagnostic consideration in which acute neck swelling after minor trauma may represent rupture of a cervical cyst rather than traumatic hematoma. Continuous nursing assessment and effective physician-nurse collaboration are essential for airway monitoring, procedural support, safe patient disposition, and discharge education in uncommon but potentially high-risk emergency presentations.
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- The Efficacy of Carotid Massage Versus Ice Bag Maneuver by Trained Nurses for Children With Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 16. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: The carotid sinus massage maneuver was significantly more effective than the ice bag maneuver in terminating paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and decreasing the need for antiarrhythmic drugs and duration of hospital stay. Training nurses for such simple vagal maneuvers can help decrease the need for antiarrhythmic drugs, especially in limited-resource countries.
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- Human Bite Injury to a Nurse in the Emergency Department: A Case Report. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 13. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: Human bite injuries pose significant clinical and occupational risks. Prompt wound care, infection prophylaxis, and timely reporting improve outcomes. This case highlights the importance of safety protocols, de-escalation strategies, and institutional preparedness for occupational exposures.
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- Diagnostic Accuracy of Nurse-Led ED Triage Using the Modified All India Institute of Medical Sciences Triage Protocol: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary-Care Center in India. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 11. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: Nurse-led modified All India Institute of Medical Sciences triage protocol demonstrated high reliability and specificity but a clinically important undertriage tendency, particularly in trauma and alert patients, supporting targeted training on injury kinematics and mitigation of ambulatory bias, alongside system aids (eg, checklists/electronic prompts) to improve safety.
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- Implementing a Phlebotomy Training Program to Decrease Troponin Hemolysis Rates in an Emergency Department. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 10. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this project support the use of a phlebotomy training program to educate staff on best practices in blood collection, which may contribute to a lower incidence of hemolyzed blood specimens. The findings also support the use of emergency room technicians in collecting troponin blood specimens within the ED setting.
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- Prognostic Role of Presepsin, Proadrenomedullin, and Interleukin-6 in Sepsis. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 04. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: Interleukin-6, presepsin, and proadrenomedullin may provide supportive diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department. However, none of these biomarkers remained independent prognostic predictors after adjustment for clinical confounders. Further studies are needed to better clarify their clinical utility and prognostic role.
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- Emergency Nurse Staffing and Outcomes for Patients and Nurses: A Scoping Review. [Journal Article]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul 03. [Online ahead of print]JE
- CONCLUSIONS: This scoping review found that adequate nurse staffing in emergency departments was consistently associated with improved patient safety and quality of care. However, the predominance of observational designs and heterogeneity in staffing measures limit comparability across studies. Future research should adopt standardized staffing indicators and systematically include nurse-related outcomes to strengthen the evidence base for international policy and practice.
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- Artificial Intelligence in Disaster Triage: Enhancing Emergency Nursing Practice Through Decision Support. [Review]J Emerg Nurs. 2026 Jul; 52(4):887-891.JE
- Effective triage during mass casualty incidents is critical, requiring emergency nurses to make rapid decisions in high-stress, resource-limited environments. Although structured systems such as simple triage and rapid treatment and JumpSTART remain foundational, they structure but are vulnerable to human error under cognitive overload. As disasters grow more frequent and complex owing to climate…
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