'The patient will see you now'

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-63

  Michalak, Jeanette ^a   Schreiner, Nancy Jane ^b   Tennis, Wendy ^b   Szekely, Lauraine ^c   Hale, Maria ^d   Guastello, Sara ^a  

^a Planetree   (United States)

^b Valley View Hospital   (United States)

^c Northern Westchester Hospital   (United States)

^d Patient Advocacy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLICY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 74549205491     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000366060.37099.38     Document Type: Article

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