A patient classification system for emergency events in home care

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 378-385

  Sienkiewicz, Josephine ^a,e   Wilkinson, Ginny ^b   Cubbage, Betsy ^c,d  

^a Home Care Association of New Jersey   (United States)

^b Performance Improvement Department   (United States)

^c Vineland Department of Health   (United States)

^d North Eastern Course for Infection Control

^e Home Care Association of NJ   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TERRORISM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENTS; TERRORISM; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 34250196877     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000277685.35680.f9     Document Type: Review

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