Emergency Department Nurse Staffing

Reaffirmed by the ACEP Board of Directors September 2005
This policy statement was originally approved as a Board Motion titled, "Nursing Shortage" in June 1988 and was approved as a policy statement in June 1999. 

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) supports emergency department nurse staffing systems that provide adequate numbers of registered nurses who are trained and experienced in the practice of emergency nursing.¹ 

Reference

1. American College of Emergency Physicians: Emergency Care Guidelines. Ann Emerg Med 1997;29:564-571.