Factors that influence the accuracy of triage nurses' judgement in emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 451-455

  Chen, Shu Shin ^a   Chen, Jih Chang ^b   Ng, Chip Jin ^c   Chen, Ping Ling ^d   Lee, Pi Hsia ^d   Chang, Wen Yin ^d  

^a TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT T TEST; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TRIAGE;

EID: 77953773228     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.059311     Document Type: Article

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