Discharge Planning in the Emergency Department: A Comprehensive Approach

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 525-527

  Han, Chin Yen ^a   Barnard, Alan ^a   Chapman, Helen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 70449523596     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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