The creation of a behavioral health unit as part of the emergency department: One Community Hospital's two-year experience

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 548-554

  Lewis, Christina ^a   Sierzega, Gina ^a,b   Haines, Diana ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 28944438508     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2005.09.021     Document Type: Article

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