Effectiveness of an advanced practice emergency nurse role in a minor injuries unit

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Wallis, Marianne ^a   Hooper, Jeffrey ^b   Kerr, David ^b   Lind, James ^b   Bost, Nerolie ^b  

^a GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Emergency department; Emergency nursing; Emergency service; Patient discharge; Patient discharge education

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349895098     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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