Caring for Victims of Violence

As emergency nurses, we are at the frontline of the health care system and are the safety net of our communities. We truly see and care for many patients who have not received care elsewhere. We all know that nursing school provides us the foundation to be a nurse; however, few say that nursing school prepares us to actually be an EMERGENCY nurse. That only comes with experience. In the emergency department we care for patients across the entire lifespan, including any element that faces us: from the baby we just delivered, the pediatric patient with reactive airway disease, the victim of violence, the behavioral health patient, or the victim of sexual assault, to the patient taking his/her last breath.

Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - April 30, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Michael Hastings Tags: President's Message Source Type: research