Observation
The research team completed a total of 45 h in the various sections of the emergency department observing practice patterns of nurses.
Each observer rotated through the various sections of the department, which are divided into treatment areas based on the Cape department Score and include Triage, Red, Yellow and Orange. The most time was spent observing the Red area, as this is where the critical patients are located, and Yellow as this area has the highest volume. Observations were recorded on the core curriculum checklist. Included
Observations were nursing assessment, use of nursing process , types of nursing interventions, patient and equipment types, medications use, and communication between nurses and physicians. Daily debriefing sessions included discussing themes that were observed And recorded by each member. During the analysis period, written Observations were read by all study team members and themes were extracted from these written records.