Nurse-Initiated X-Ray Requests for Extremity Trauma in the Emergency Department: A Single-Center, Prospective, Before-and-After Cohort Study
The implementation of nurse-initiated X-ray requests was significantly associated with a reduction of approximately half an hour for patients with isolated limb trauma, although it did not affect the total duration of patient management. Further research is needed to evaluate the broader effectiveness of nurse-initiated X-ray requests in reducing emergency department management times.
Authors
- Thierry Boulain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4664-3661)
- Grégoire Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9284-3560)
- Romain Jouffroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-6132)
- Vincent Garrouste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0936-4831)
- Laury Malcuit
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier d'Orsay (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Emergency Nursing
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2025.03.019
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.76