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A study of nurse‐based Injury Units in Ireland: An emergency care development for consideration worldwide

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  • Donna M. Wilson
  • Rashmi Devkota

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The aim of this 2018 research study was to determine why nurse‐based Injury Units were developed in Ireland and how they function in the Irish healthcare system, including what they contribute in relation to addressing the healthcare needs of Irish citizens. A document review was completed and interviews of nurse practitioners and physicians working in Irish Emergency Rooms (ERs) and Injury Units, as well as nurse managers with responsibility for Injury Units and health service executives who helped design Injury Units. A new model of emergency care was needed 20 years ago when two issues were apparent. The first was concern over unsafe care in small ERs as a result of low patient volumes and staff not having ER expertise. The second issue was long waits for ER care. Considerable opportunity for change was present, including financial imperatives and nurse, physician, and political leaders who were together ready to design and move a new‐to‐Ireland ER services model and nurse practitioner education forward. The Injury Unit model is based on nurse practitioners providing a defined set of services to nonurgent patients in daytime hours. This model was pilot tested and is being implemented across Ireland after it was determined that quality services were being rapidly and safely provided. Nurse practitioner education was also initiated and is now in expansion mode to gain 700 more nurse practitioners by the year 2021 over the current 240.

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  • Donna M. Wilson & Rashmi Devkota, 2019. "A study of nurse‐based Injury Units in Ireland: An emergency care development for consideration worldwide," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(1), pages 72-84, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:34:y:2019:i:1:p:e72-e84
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2700
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