Mild traumatic brain injury: A midwest survey about the assessment and documentation practices of emergency department nurses

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-83

  Bay, Esther ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute concussion evaluation; brain concussion; diagnosis; rehabilitation; triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 79951781858     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e318207e851     Document Type: Article

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