Consumer-Focused Preadmission Testing: A Paradigm Shift

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 9-15

  Clyne, Mary Ellen ^b   Forlenza, Mary ^a  

^a Hospital Center at Orange   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory services; Cross training; Orthopedics; Paradigm shift; Preadmission testing; Product line

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031065188     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199702000-00004     Document Type: Article

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