Transport Nurse Safety Practices, Perceptions, and Experiences: The Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association Survey

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 250-255

  Frakes, Michael A ^a   High, Kevin ^a   Stocking, Jacqueline ^a  

^a Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 69949085937     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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