Avoiding prolonged waiting time during busy periods in the emergency department: Is there a role for the senior emergency physician in triage?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 342-348

  Travers, James P ^a   Lee, Francis C Y ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nurse; Senior physician; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33750816180     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000224425.36444.50     Document Type: Article

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