Emergency department nurses report high workload and management pressure to meet 4 h treatment targets

Commentary on: Hoyle L, Grant A. Treatment targets in emergency departments: nurses’ views of how they affect clinical practice. J Clin Nurs 2015;24:2211–18.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3] Many emergency departments (ED) are expected to discharge patients within a set time frame, usually 4 h; referred to as waiting targets. These targets were introduced to resolve perceived excessive waiting times in the ED. These targets do not take into consideration increases in ED presentations and the complexity of patient problems. Overcrowding in EDs often results in patients waiting in ambulances, and therefore other ambulances may be unable to gain … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJ%2BClin%2BNurs%26rft.volume%253D24%26rft.spage%253D2211%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1111%252Fjocn.12835%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F25850731%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1111/jocn.12835&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=25850731&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2Fearly%2F2015%2F12%2F18%2Feb-2015-102160.atom