Accuracy of triage nurses in predicting patient disposition

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-345

  Holdgate, Anna ^a,b,d   Morris, Jenny ^a   Fry, Margaret ^c   Zecevic, Milan ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Emergency Medicine Research Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discharge; Emergency services; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 34547133025     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.00996.x     Document Type: Article

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