Measuring sustainable practice change of the sepsis guideline in one emergency department: A retrospective health care record audit.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the longitudinal impact of the New South Wales Sepsis guideline on time to antibiotics, triage assessment and emergency management before and four years after guideline implementation.

Background: Globally, sepsis continues to be a significant cause of mortality and morbidity within hospitals. To reduce avoidable adverse patient outcomes the corner stone has been to improve the early recognition and management of sepsis.

Recognition, response and outcomes of sepsis: A dual site retrospective observational study.

Objectives: To describe clinical recognition, response and outcomes of patients with sepsis.

Methods: A retrospective, observational study was undertaken at two hospitals. Inclusion criteria were: adult patients admitted via the Emergency Department (ED) between 1 January and 30 April 2014 allocated a primary ICD-10-AM discharge from hospital code related to sepsis.

The Emergency Department Response to Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Insights From Interviews With Clinicians in Australia.

Background And Objectives: Emergency departments (EDs) are essential providers of compassionate, immediate treatment and referral for women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV, largely perpetrated by men against women, exerts a substantial burden on the health systems and economies of all nations. There is little known about how staff in Australian EDs respond to the challenges such violence generates.

Transition support for new graduate nurses to rural and remote practice: A scoping review.

Background: New graduate nurses undertaking transition to practice encounter enormous challenges in their first year, and this is expounded in rural and remote locations. In rural and remote settings where geographical isolation and inadequate resources impact health care delivery, there is a perceived shortage of support systems to assist new graduate nurses to transition smoothly, with reported negative effects for all staff and on recruitment and retention.

Objectives: To investigate what transition support was reported for new graduate nurses to function effectively in rural and remote settings.

The impact of evidence-based sepsis guidelines on emergency department clinical practice: a pre-post medical record audit.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the number of patients presenting with sepsis before and after guideline implementation; the impact of sepsis guidelines on triage assessment, emergency department management and time to antibiotics.

Background: Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity within hospitals. Globally, strategies have been implemented to reduce morbidity and mortality rates, which rely on the early recognition and management of sepsis.

Utility of peripheral intravenous cannulae inserted in one tertiary referral emergency department: A medical record audit.

Introduction: Peripheral intravenous cannulation is a common intervention performed within the Emergency Department (ED). However, studies have shown that while patients may have a cannulae inserted they are often unused. Across Australia, it is unclear the frequency and use of peripheral intravenous cannulae (PIVC) within the emergency setting.