The process of triage in perinatal settings: Clinical and legal issues

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 13-30

  Mahlmeister, Laura ^a   Van Mullem, Chris ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Legal issues; Obstetric triage; Professional accountability; Staffing; Telephone triage

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PERINATOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WORK;

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JOB DESCRIPTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PERINATOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034157761     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200003000-00003     Document Type: Article

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