Information transfer for multi-trauma patients on discharge from the emergency department: Mixed-method narrative review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-18

  Calleja, Pauline ^a   Aitken, Leanne M ^b   Cooke, Marie L ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discharge; Emergency department; Information transfer; Mixed method narrative review; Multi trauma patients; Nursing

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLICY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NURSING RECORDS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650143850     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05494.x     Document Type: Review

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