Routine Dyspnea assessment on unit admission

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 42-49

  Baker, Kathy ^a   Barsamian, Jennifer ^a   Leone, Danielle ^a   Donovan, Barbara C ^a   Williams, Donna ^b   Carnevale, Kerry ^a   Lansing, Robert ^c   Banzett, Robert ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSPNEA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84887106507     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: 15387488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000437112.43059.a0     Document Type: Article

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