62^nd World Nursing Conference

Emergency and Critical Care Nursing

• Emergency and critical care nursing are specialized fields focused on providing urgent and intensive care to patients facing life-threatening conditions or emergencies. Emergency nurses work in fast-paced environments such as emergency departments (EDs), where they assess, triage, and stabilize patients with acute illnesses or injuries.
• Their role involves quick decision-making and effective communication to ensure timely treatment, often coordinating with a multidisciplinary team.Critical care nurses, on the other hand, work in intensive care units (ICUs), caring for patients with severe, complex medical issues requiring continuous monitoring and intervention.
• They manage advanced technologies and therapies, such as ventilators, intravenous medications, and hemodynamic monitoring, to support critically ill patients. This role demands a high level of clinical expertise, as these nurses must recognize subtle changes in a patient’s condition and respond swiftly to prevent deterioration.