Redesign of an Urban Academic Emergency Department: Action Research Can Make a Difference

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 531-536

  Ciambrone, Regina M ^a   Zavotsky, Kathleen E ^a   Souto, Keeba ^a   Baron, Katherine ^a   Joseph, Vincent D ^a   Johnson, Joyce E ^a   Mastro, Kari A ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKFLOW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INVENTORIES, HOSPITAL; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW JERSEY; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PILOT PROJECTS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84862271336     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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