Meeting the needs of people with a learning disability in the emergency department

International Emergency Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-151

  Merrifield, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Hospital; Learning disabilities; Risks

Indexed keywords

DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEARNING DISORDER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DISABLED PERSONS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEARNING DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 79958771495     PISSN: 1755599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2010.07.004     Document Type: Review

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