Factors influencing decision making among ambulance nurses in emergency care situations

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Gunnarsson, B M ^a   Warren Stomberg M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulance nurse; Clinical decision making; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY NURSING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AMBULANCES; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JUDGMENT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEDEN;

EID: 63149147143     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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