To measure the effectiveness of Emergency nurse practitioners on service and quality of patient care outcomes for patients in the Emergency department compared with standard emergency medical care.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Acute pain in the emergency department; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Health service research; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000933752
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

Age >16 years
Patient presentations ATS 2-5
Pain identified in triage description

Exclusion Criteria

Non English speaking
Neurovascular compromise
Multiple injuries
ACS including effects of drugs/ Ethanol
GCS <14
Fulfils inclusion criteria but requires ED medical management

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain score measurement.<br>[Pain scores measured on arrival, following analgesia and on discharge from the ED using a Verbal numeric pain score.<br>];Time to analgesia[Time to analgesia measurement and ability to reach target of 30 minutes from arrival , measured in minutes. Initial registration of the patient on the electronic health record until written prescription by practitioner on medication chart.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of patients whom do not wait for treatment[Patients who did not wait will be defined as those who register for treatment and are seen by the triage nurse but then leave the ED before commencement of treatment. ];Waiting times<br><br>[Waiting time will be defined as time in minutes from initial registration until treatment commencement by the managing practitioner. ];The utilisation of evidenced based guidelines for the management of ankles, knees and burn injuries. <br>[On discharge from ED Care as recorded in patients electronic record.];Length of stay[Length of stay will be defined as the time in minutes the patient spends in the ED from initial registration until time of disposition from the ED. Initial registration on electronic health record until discharge from the ED];Number of representations within 48 hours<br>[The representation variable will be defined as any patient enrolled in the study that represents with the same presenting complaint to the ED within 48 hours of disposition.]