How and when to provide adequate safety netting in the Emergency Department

Gorick, Hugh (2025) How and when to provide adequate safety netting in the Emergency Department. Emergency Nurse. ISSN 1354-5752

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Abstract

Safety netting in the emergency department (ED) is provided to patients when their presenting complaint has not completely resolved but they can be safely discharged home. Safety netting involves providing patients, and/or their parents, family members or carers, with verbal and written information about where to go and/or who to contact should they develop any concerning signs and symptoms or if their condition does not resolve as expected. Nurses providing safety netting must ensure they have the knowledge and skills to do so and work within the limits of their competence.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2025 16:30
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2025 06:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100049
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