Compassion in emergency departments. Part 2: barriers to the provision of compassionate care.

Hunter, D., McCallum, J. and Howes, D. (2018) Compassion in emergency departments. Part 2: barriers to the provision of compassionate care. Emergency Nurse, 26(3), pp. 28-33. (doi: 10.7748/en.2018.e1775) (PMID:30047712)

Abstract

In the second part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues discuss the barriers to the provision of compassionate care in emergency departments (EDs). Part one reported findings from doctoral-level research exploring nursing students' experiences of compassionate care in EDs. Many of the findings related to what the students considered as barriers to the provision of compassionate care in this clinical environment. Six barriers to compassionate care were identified and this article considers them in detail.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Clinical placements, compassion, education, emergency care, patient experience, patients, students.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hunter, Dr David and Howes, Dora
• Authors: Hunter, D., McCallum, J., and Howes, D.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Nursing and Health Care
• Journal Name: Emergency Nurse
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• ISSN: 1354-5752
• ISSN (Online): 2047-8984
• Published Online: 26 July 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 RCN Publishing Company Limited
• First Published: First published in Emergency Nurse 26(3):28-33
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher