Explicating nurses' cardiac triage decisions

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-57

  Arslanian Engoren, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making processes; Focus groups; Myocardial infarction; Nurses' triage decisions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CUES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, NURSING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64049083203     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JCN.0000317474.50424.4f     Document Type: Article

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