A strategy to manage overcrowding: Development of an ED holding area

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-242

  Gantt, Laura T ^a,b,c  

^a PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CROWDING; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042513817     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2004.02.016     Document Type: Article

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