Nursing telephone triage and its influence on parents' choice of care for febrile children

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 424-429

  A Light, Patricia ^a   E Hupcey, Judith ^a   Clark, Mary Beth ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEVER; HOME NURSING; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFANT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OFFICE VISITS; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 27744587389     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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