Placing emergency department crowding on the decision agenda

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-258

  Bradley, Victoria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CROWDING; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

BED OCCUPANCY; CAUSALITY; CROWDING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20844443533     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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