Implementing a nurse-led critical care outreach service in an acute hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-110

  Watson, Wendy ^a   Mozley, Caroline ^a,b   Cope, Judith ^a   Hart, Dianne ^a   Kay, Diana ^a   Cowley, Karen ^a   Pateraki, Jayne ^a   Priestley, George ^a  

^a YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CRITICAL CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDEPARTMENTAL RELATIONS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33645092429     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01457.x     Document Type: Article

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