Outcomes of implementing rapid triage in the pediatric emergency department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Doyle, Stacy L ^a,b   Kingsnorth, Jennifer ^b   Guzzetta, Cathie E ^c   Jahnke, Sara A ^d   McKenna, Johanna C ^b   Brown, Kathleen ^b  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

ESI; Fast track; Pediatric ED; Rapid triage; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84855331314     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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