Modernising chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admissions to improve patient care: Local outcomes from implementing the Ideal Design of Emergency Access project

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-147

  Dodds, Sarah ^a   Chamberlain, Chervonne ^a   Williamson, Graham R ^b  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Emergency care access; Service development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENCHMARKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33747788715     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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