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To evaluate the efficacy of a dedicated trauma nurse model in improving efficiency measures during trauma care in an emergency department.

May 25, 2026Nursing Research and ReviewsOpen Access

Establishing an ED Dedicated Trauma Nurse Program to Improve Trauma Care: Insights from Our Trauma Center

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NANeha AftabHurley Medical Center MMMichelle MaxsonHurley Medical Center DHDia HalalmehHurley Medical Center

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Randomized trial investigates dedicated trauma nurse impact on efficiency measures in trauma care, highlighting importance of structured nursing roles.

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To evaluate the efficacy of a dedicated trauma nurse model in improving efficiency measures during trauma care in an emergency department.
Evaluated four efficiency measures over ten years using electronic health records from 5,438 trauma patients.
Nurses required three years of ED experience and trauma certification to qualify as dedicated trauma nurses.
Data collected included times to vitals, CT scans, intervention, and ED dwell time pre- and post-DTN implementation.
Time to vital signs improved from 4.2 minutes to 3.6 minutes in pre-COVID and 3.9 minutes in post-COVID (p<0.001).
Average time to CT scan decreased from 35.9 minutes to 25.4 minutes in pre-COVID (p<0.001), but increased to 29 minutes in post-COVID.
ED dwell time decreased from 4.3 hours to 3.7 hours in pre-COVID, then increased to 5.8 hours in post-COVID (p<0.001).

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Aftab et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13e7a80e02ee3982d324b8 https://doi.org/10.2147/nrr.s580023

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Randomized trial investigates dedicated trauma nurse impact on efficiency measures in trauma care, highlighting importance of structured nursing roles.

Establishing an ED Dedicated Trauma Nurse Program to Improve Trauma Care: Insights from Our Trauma Center

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