Can written nursing practice standards improve documentation of initial assessment of ED patients?

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-18

  Considine, Julie ^a   Potter, Robyn ^a   Jenkins, Jane ^a  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical nursing research; Clinical practice guideline; Emergency nursing; Nursing assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646131192     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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