Influence of task properties and subjectivity on consistency of triage: A simulation study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-190

  Gerdtz, M F ^a   Bucknall, T K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Nursing Research and Development Western Health Footscray Sunshine and Williamstown Hospitals   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Australasian triage scale; Consistency; Interrater reliability; Nursing; Simulation; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 34047210345     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04192.x     Document Type: Article

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