Evaluating emergency nurse practitioner services: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 721-730

  Cooper, Mark A ^a,d   Lindsay, Grace M ^b   Kinn, Sue ^c   Swann, Ian J ^d  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0036885593     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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