An evaluation of the effectiveness and acceptability of nurse practitioners in an adult emergency department

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-156

  Wilson, Anne ^a   Shifaza, Fathimath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case note audit; Emergency department; Nurse practitioners; Patient survey; Retrospective study; Small injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 48949120211     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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