The influence of patient acuity on satisfaction with emergency care: Perspectives of family, friends and carers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 800-809

  Ekwall, Anna ^a   Gerdtz, Marie ^b   Manias, Elizabeth ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency care; Next of kin; Nurses; Nursing; Satisfaction; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 39049142673     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02052.x     Document Type: Article

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