A Description of the Forensic Nursing Role in Emergency Departments in Durban, South Africa

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-21

  Abdool, Nomusa N T ^a   Brysiewicz, Petra ^a  

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Author keywords

Emergency care; Forensics; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, STATE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449106812     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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