Accuracy and concordance of nurses in emergency department triage

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 432-438

  Göransson, Katarina ^a   Ehrenberg, Anna ^a,b   Marklund, Bertil ^c   Ehnfors, Margareta ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acuity ratings; Emergency department; Patient scenarios; Registered Nurses; The Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PATIENT SAFETY; REGISTERED NURSE; SWEDEN; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVER VARIATION; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; TRIAGE;

EID: 33644875785     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2005.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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