Who is responsible for pediatric triage decisions in Australian emergency departments: A description of the educational and experiential preparation of general and pediatric emergency nurses

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 382-388

  Crellin, Dianne J ^a   Johnston, Linda ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education standards; Emergency nursing; Specialty; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING; PATIENT CODING; PEDIATRICS; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRIAGE;

EID: 0036797974     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200210000-00015     Document Type: Review

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