Reliability of ophthalmic accident and emergency referrals: A new role for the emergency nurse practitioner?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 696-699

  Ezra, Daniel G ^a   Mellington, F ^a   Cugnoni, H ^a   Westcott, M ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANAMNESIS; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; WORKING TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRIAGE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 26944481157     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.018010     Document Type: Article

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