The effectiveness of a provider in triage in the emergency department: A quality improvement initiative to improve patient flow

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-74

  Love, Robert A ^a   Murphy, John A ^b   Lietz, Timothy E ^b,c   Jordan, Kathleen S ^b,c  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b Mid Atlantic Emergency Medicine Associates   (United States)

^c PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ED overcrowding; ED patient satisfaction; ED wait times; left without being seen; provider in triage; triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW;

BENCHMARKING; CROWDING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84857211627     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e3182435543     Document Type: Article

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