NURS 5367

Models and Barriers The model I chose to use is the IOWA model in order to try to tackle nurse fatigue and nurse to ratios in the emergency room. I have worked as an ER nurse my whole nursing career, and although my knowledge extends to only 5 years at bedside, I have worked as a travel nurse and have seen a wide array of barriers that come with the ER. The first barrier that I would like to see tackled are nurse to patient ratios. Most emergency rooms in the US have a 1:4-5 nursing to pat...

Models and Barriers University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation