The Factors that affect the frequency of vital sign monitoring in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-35

  Johnson, Kimberly D ^a   Winkelman, Chris ^a   Burant, Christopher J ^a   Dolansky, Mary ^a   Totten, Vicken ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding; Emergency department; Emergency Severity Index; Frequency of vital signs; Monitoring; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACUITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VITAL SIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PATIENT ACUITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VITAL SIGNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891373049     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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