ABSTRACT
Cooperation protocols enable healthcare professionals to work together to meet patients' needs. One of the challenges of these protocols is to offer a wider range of care by reducing the time taken to access care, while also optimising the patient's pathway. Four cooperation protocols have been validated for emergency services.
Subject(s)
Clinical Protocols , Emergency Service, Hospital , Humans , Emergency Service, Hospital/organization & administration , Clinical Protocols/standards , Cooperative Behavior , Patient Care Team/organization & administrationABSTRACT
In the context of the introduction of advanced practice nurses in emergency departments (APNs), the Collège de Médecine d'Urgence du Nord-Pas-de-Calais teamed up with the Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences de la Santé et du Sport at the University of Lille to conduct a survey of emergency department management teams, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of their needs. The results revealed a number of obstacles and levers to the implementation of APNs, and led to a better understanding of the patient pathways in these departments. As a result, the content of the university teaching program could be reviewed with a view to meeting the needs expressed in the field.
