Against Medical Advice: A Literature Review

The choice of utilizing this article entitled,” Against Medical Advice: A Survey of ED Clinicians’ Rational for Use,” (Brenner, 2016) is inspired by observing that the Emergency Department (ED) is where we can find a channel of activities surrounding patients who present with differing needs, urgency, and levels of care. The ED is a cesspool of patients seeking emergency care, most often the capacity of the ED is challenged in its need to accommodate every person who presents whether they be non-urgent or emergent. The articles’ utilization of quantitative approach strongly inspires the exploration of the study. As presented in the article, “Patients discharged from an emergency department Against Medical Advice (AMA) represent a population of patients with both medical and legal implications invoked for themselves and the clinician who performs
As identified by Siller (2016, p. 325), the ED is where we can find a channel of activities surrounding nurses who present with unfavorable work environments, the likelihood of burn-out and stress is high, nurse job dis-satisfaction is abundant, high turnover, and decreased nurse retention is ripe. It is in this article where these factors are explored and identified.
Rationale for the Choice of Journal Where Articles Were Written The articles presented above were obtained from the Journal of Emergency Nursing (JEN). This is the Emergency Nurses ‘Associations (ENA) outlet for peer-reviewed publications. The JEN is abstracted and/or indexed in International Nursing Index (INI), Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and MEDLINE. The Journal is recommended for initial purchase in Brandon-Hill study, Selected List of Nursing Books and Journals (March 1994). Frequency is bimonthly. (Emergency Nurses Association, 2016)
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