Attitudes and beliefs of emergency department staff regarding alcohol-related presentations

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-30

  Indig, Devon ^a   Copeland, Jan ^b   Conigrave, Katherine M ^a,c,d   Rotenko, Irene ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Attitudes; Emergency department; Staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SELF EFFICACY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 58149109291     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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