Triaging dysphagia: Nurse screening for dysphagia in an acute hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1649-1659

  Cichero, Julie Ay ^a   Heaton, Sarah ^a   Bassett, Lynell ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Eating problems; Education; Medication; Multiprofessional care; Screening tools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE;

EID: 65649152374     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02797.x     Document Type: Article

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