The development and benefits of nursing protocols for fractured neck of femur patients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1080-1085

  Bell, Louise ^b   Solieri, Ashley ^c   West, Pat ^c   Burgess, Kate ^c   Dowdeswell, Teresa ^a  

^a SOUTHEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Education Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Audit; Fractured neck of femur; Multidisciplinary; Nursing care; Nursing protocols; Patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMERGENCY NURSING; ENGLAND; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0031304396     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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