A survey of patient satisfaction in a metropolitan Emergency Department: Comparing nurse practitioners and emergency physicians

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-218

  Jennings, Natasha ^a   Lee, Geraldine ^b   Chao, Kylie ^a   Keating, Simon ^a  

^a Emergency and Trauma Centre   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Doctors; Emergency Department; Nurse practitioner; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849084379     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01746.x     Document Type: Article

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