nurses take care of patients in emergencies?
Yes, within their own specialty, nurses should be prepared to take care of foreseeable emergencies. However, Emergency Nurses, are a specialty that spans all others focusing on the time and criticality aspects, as the nurse who first cares for the sudden emergency must be as capable of caring for cancer patients as trauma patients, and of providing “ambulatory care” for lesser or outpatient problems, which have caused a temporary crisis or need for urgent medical care.
