The handover process and triage of ambulance-borne patients: The experiences of emergency nurses

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 201-209

  Bruce, Karin ^a   Suserud, Björn Ove ^b  

^a Boras Lasarett   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidents and emergency care; Ambulance; Co operation; Handover process; Tacit knowledge; Triage

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STANDARD; SWEDEN; SYMBOLISM;

AMBULANCES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGOTIATING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWEDEN; SYMBOLISM; TRIAGE;

EID: 23044431619     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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