Following the patient journey: Older persons' experiences of emergency departments and discharge

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 134-140

  Richardson, Sandra ^a   Casey, Michelle ^a   Hider, Phil ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Older person; Patient experience; Patient journey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34548013305     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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