The Process of Obstetric Triage: Management by Certified Nurse-Midwives

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Austin, Dorothy A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Univ of S California Med Center

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse; Certified nurse midwife; Full scope practice; Nurse triage; Obstetric triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

BIRTHING CENTERS; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NURSE MIDWIVES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TRIAGE;

EID: 0030162766     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-199606000-00003     Document Type: Article

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