Improving competence in emergency mental health triage

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-162

  Broadbent, M ^a   Jarman, H ^b   Berk, M ^a  

^a BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRIAGE;

EID: 0036636006     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/aaen.2001.0377     Document Type: Article

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