Emergency Nursing Department
Overview
The Emergency Nursing Department at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, is dedicated to preparing nurses who can respond rapidly and effectively to life‑threatening situations across pre‑hospital, trauma, and emergency care settings.
Emergency nursing demands clinical precision, rapid assessment, crisis decision‑making, resilience under pressure, and strong interprofessional communication.
Our department trains students to deliver high‑quality, evidence-based emergency care through advanced theoretical instruction, simulation-based training, and supervised clinical practice in high-acuity emergency departments.
This specialty represents the frontline of healthcare—where every second counts and skilled actions save lives.
Mission
To educate competent emergency nurses who can deliver safe, rapid, and evidence-based care to patients with urgent and critical conditions, while demonstrating resilience, leadership, and compassionate practice.
Vision
To be recognized as a leading national and regional center for excellence in emergency nursing education, research, and clinical innovation.
Core Values
- Rapid response and clinical accuracy
- Patient safety and crisis management
- Ethical, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care
- Evidence-based practice
- Interprofessional teamwork
- Preparedness and resilience in high-stress environments
Educational Scope
1. Foundations of Emergency Nursing
Students learn:
- Principles of triage and prioritization
- Prehospital care concepts
- Assessment of urgent and emergent conditions
- Emergency communication and teamwork systems (SBAR, code protocols)
- Legal and ethical issues in emergency settings
2. Triage & Rapid Assessment
Training includes:
- ESI triage system
- Primary survey (ABCDE)
- Secondary survey
- Early recognition of patient deterioration
- High-risk patient identification
3. Medical Emergencies
Focus areas include:
- Cardiovascular emergencies (ACS, arrhythmias, shock)
- Respiratory crises (asthma attack, pulmonary edema)
- Neurological emergencies (stroke, seizures)
- Endocrine crises (DKA, thyroid storm)
- Renal, hepatic, and metabolic emergencies
4. Trauma & Surgical Emergencies
Students learn to manage:
- Blunt and penetrating trauma
- Fractures and dislocations
- Polytrauma and multiple injuries
- Abdominal, thoracic, and orthopedic emergencies
- Hemorrhage control and shock management
- Spinal stabilization and injury prevention
5. Disaster Nursing & Mass Casualty Management
Training covers:
- Disaster preparedness systems
- Incident command system (ICS)
- Mass casualty triage (START, JumpSTART)
- Field operations and emergency response
- Public health emergency management
6. Emergency Clinical Skills
Students master procedures such as:
- Basic and advanced airway management
- Oxygen therapy and ventilatory support
- Cardiac monitoring and ECG interpretation
- IV/IO access and rapid fluid resuscitation
- Medication administration in emergencies
- Wound care, splinting, and stabilization
- CPR and advanced life support (ACLS, PALS)
Clinical Education & Training Sites
Students complete intensive clinical rotations in:
- Emergency Departments of teaching hospitals
- Triage units
- Trauma centers
- Prehospital emergency units (EMS)
- Observation and fast-track units
- Critical care/Resuscitation bays
Clinical immersion includes:
- Participation in Code Blue and trauma calls
- Rapid assessment under supervision
- Procedural training in real-time emergencies
- Patient stabilization and handover
- Collaboration with emergency physicians, EMS, and trauma teams
Simulation training in the Clinical Skills Center supports:
- Trauma scenarios
- Multi-casualty incidents
- Cardiac arrest mega-code
- Airway management drills
- Shock and sepsis simulations
Research and Scholarly Activities
Research areas include:
- Emergency triage accuracy and outcomes
- Trauma care protocols
- Cardiovascular and stroke emergencies
- Sepsis early detection
- Prehospital emergency care
- Disaster preparedness and resilience
- Simulation-based emergency nursing training
- Patient flow and overcrowding management
Students collaborate with:
- Emergency Medicine Department
- Trauma and Disaster Research Centers
- Prehospital EMS units
- Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
Community and Professional Outreach
The department engages in:
- Public CPR and first-aid education
- Road safety and trauma prevention campaigns
- Disaster preparedness workshops
- Stroke and heart attack awareness programs
- Community emergency response training
Career Opportunities
Graduates of emergency nursing can work as:
- Emergency department nurse
- Trauma nurse
- Triage specialist
- EMS/prehospital nurse
- Rapid response team nurse
- Disaster response coordinator
- Emergency nurse educator
- Research nurse in emergency and trauma care
Why Emergency Nursing Matters
Emergency nurses:
- Save lives in the first critical minutes
- Prevent complications through rapid intervention
- Provide leadership during crises
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams
- Support patients and families in the most stressful moments
- Strengthen health system preparedness and resilience
Emergency nursing is a calling—demanding expertise, courage, and compassion in the face of unpredictability.
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