An exploration of accident and emergency nurse experiences of triage decision making in Hong Kong

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 206-213

  Chung, Josephine Y M ^a  

^a ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Experience; Triage; Triage decision making; Triage nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTUITION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTUITION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRIAGE;

EID: 27844583366     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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