Patient perceptions of emergency department fast track: A prospective pilot study comparing two models of care

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 112-118

  Lutze, Matthew ^a   Ross, Mark ^b,c   Chu, Matthew ^a   Green, Tim ^c,d   Dinh, Michael ^c,d  

^a Canterbury Hospital   (Australia)

^b CareFlight Northern Operations (NT)   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Fast track; Nurse practitioner; Patient satisfaction; Pilot study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84905719390     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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