A conceptual framework for understanding interorganizational relationships between nursing homes and emergency departments: Examples from the Canadian setting

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-294

  McCloskey, Rose ^a   Campo, Michael ^b   Savage, Robert ^b   Mandville Anstey, SueAnn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency departments; Interorganizational relationships; Nursing homes; Patient transfers; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

AGED; CANADA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 77649246317     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409357795     Document Type: Article

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