A patient survey on emergency department use of nurse practitioners

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-235

  Hart, Leigh ^a   Mirabella, James ^a  

^a JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency nurse practitioner; Patient satisfaction; Patient survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TRIAGE;

EID: 70349685297     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e3181af6882     Document Type: Article

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