Introduction of a liaison nurse role in a tertiary paediatric ICU

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 226-233

  Caffin, Chelsea L ^a   Linton, Sophie ^a   Pellegrini, Juliet ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care nursing; Nurse liaison; Patient transfer; Transfer discharge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PEDIATRIC NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 34447094869     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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