Emergency nurse practitioners and doctors consulting with patients in an emergency department: A comparison of communication skills and satisfaction

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 400-404

  Sandhu, H ^a   Dale, J ^a   Stallard, N ^a   Crouch, R ^b   Glucksman, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY WARD; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 66749143765     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.058917     Document Type: Article

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