An initiative by midlevel providers to conduct tertiary surveys at a level i trauma center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1052-1055

  Huynh, Toan T ^a   Blackburn, Angela H ^a   McMiddleton Nyatui, Darlene ^a   Moran, Kelly R ^a   Thomason, Michael H ^a   Jacobs, David G ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Midlevel providers; Residents' work hours; Tertiary survey; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORKLOAD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77952267295     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181d87789     Document Type: Article

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