Nurse-led discharge from high dependency unit

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 56-61

  Knight, Gillian ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High dependency care; High dependency unit; Modernisation agency; North Trent Critical Care Network; Nurse led discharge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0037639041     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1478-5153.2003.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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