Emergency nursing: Historical, current, and future roles

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 798-804

  Schriver, John A ^a,b,d   Talmadge, Robin ^c   Chuong, Roberta ^b   Hedges, Jerris R ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Section of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Emergency nursing; Manpower; Nurse shortage; Staffing

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FUTUROLOGY; HISTORY; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037480260     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.10.7.798     Document Type: Review

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