ABSTRACT
This study aimed to develop a job description for the staff nurse working in the Emergency Departments at Ain-Shams University Hospitals. The study included 20 staff nurses and their supervisors [19] as well as physicians [20] who are working in the Emergency Department in addition to Nursing Jury including 17 nursing faculties from Nursing Administration Departments at three different universities [Ain-Shams, Zagazig and Mansoura] and 15 nursing faculties from Medical Surgical Nursing Department at Ain-Shams University. A standard questionnaire, an observation checklist, job analysis questionnaire and job description questionnaire were used for data collection. The study was conducted through two phases: The first phase concerned with the development of the standard of nursing emergency practice; based on this phase and on job analysis, the proposed job description was figured out [the second phase]. The findings indicated that the proposed job description is valid to be used in the Emergency Departments at Ain-Shams University Hospitals, so it was recommended to be used and to be periodically updated