Avoid pcu bottlenecks with proper admission and discharge criteria

Nursing Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 31-35

  Meyer, Mary n ^a  

^a Cardiovascular and Thoracic Nurse Clinician at Cardiovascular Surgery Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036615377     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200206000-00019     Document Type: Article

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