Managements' perception of community nurses' decision-making processes when referring older adults to an emergency department

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 428-436

  Kihlgren, A ^a,b   Forslund, K ^a,c   Fagerberg, I ^b,d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision making; Interviews; Leadership; Management; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF; NARRATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 33747062695     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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