Caring in Emergency Settings: Nursing, Professional Practices, and Shared Experiences

Dear Colleagues,

Emergency care settings represent some of the most complex and demanding environments within the healthcare system, where care must be delivered rapidly, effectively, and humanely. This Special Issue aims to explore the multiple dimensions of care in urgent contexts, encompassing not only professional nursing practices but also the informal forms of care that emerge in these situations, such as the support provided by families and other non-professional caregivers. Our goal is to shed light on both the technical and organizational challenges as well as the emotional, ethical, and interpersonal experiences involved in caring during critical moments. We welcome original research, case studies, reviews, and reflective narratives that address topics such as clinical decision-making, interdisciplinary collaboration, nursing staff resilience, ethical dilemmas, and emergency nursing education, while also considering the family’s role in supporting and caring for individuals in crisis. Through this Special Issue, we seek to foster critical reflection on the concept of care in its broadest sense—recognizing not only its technical aspects, but also its human, relational, and community-based dimensions.

We look forward to your valuable contributions to this important and evolving area of nursing science.

Dr. Juan Francisco Velarde-García
Dr. Oscar Arrogante
Guest Editors

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