A nurse who is considering transfer to the emergency department (ED) asks, "How is ED nursing different from what I have been doing?" How would the experienced ED nurse answer this question? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct
choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. "It is episodic.".
2. "We focus on primary care.".
3. "Most of what we do is acute care or critical care.".
4. "ED nurses provide care to patients of all ages.".
5. "Most of the time we are providing care to patients without a medical diagnosis.".
1,3,4,5
Rationale 1: ED nurses do not provide care for long periods or through the course of an illness. They provide care during a short episode, and the patient is either admitted or dismissed.
Rationale 2: ED care can be primary, secondary, or tertiary.
Rationale 3: The care provided in the ED is generally acute or critical care.
Rationale 4: Patients seen in the ED are of all ages.
Rationale 5: At least initially, most ED patients do not have a medical diagnosis and are being seen to determine what is wrong.
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