Factors Influencing the Decision to Use Nurse Practitioners in the Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-446

  McGee, Laurie A ^a   Kaplan, Louise ^a  

^a Centralia   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROWDING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROWDING; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34548610607     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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