Rapid intervention and treatment zone: Redesigning nursing services to meet increasing emergency department demand

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-67

  Considine, Julie ^a   Lucas, Elspeth ^b   Martin, Roslyn ^b   Stergiou, Helen E ^b   Kropman, Matthew ^b   Chiu, Herman ^b  

^a NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Emergency nursing; Health services research; Health care access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUEENSLAND; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84863410985     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01986.x     Document Type: Article

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