Emergency departments worldwide are under increasing pressure due to an aging population with complex health needs and a growing nursing shortage. This challenges both the quality of care and patient safety. But what aspects of emergency nursing are truly essential—and how should they be prioritized in the future?

A new PhD project led by Nanna Fauerholdt Skov aims to shed light on this critical issue through:

A review of existing evidence in the field

Observations and interviews with nurses, patients, and physicians

An international Delphi process where experts assess the findings

By clarifying the visibility and importance of nursing tasks, this project takes the first step toward transforming emergency nursing for the future.

Supervised by:

Marianne Lisby, Associate Professor, Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital

Co-supervisors:

Katarina E Göransson, Associate Professor, Dalarna University & Karolinska Institute/Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

Gitte Boier Tygesen, PhD, Gødstrup Hospital, Denmark

Julie Considine, Professor, Deakin University Melbourne Burwood Campus & Chair in Nursing, Eastern Health Australia