Discharge instructions for caregivers in the context of pediatric emergency care: A narrative synthesis protocol

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Curran, Janet A ^a   Murphy, Andrea ^a   Newton, Mandi ^b   Zemek, Roger ^c   Hartling, Lisa ^d   Plint, Amy ^c   Chorney, Jill ^e   MacPhee, Shannon ^e   Campbell, Samuel G ^f   Jabbour, Mona ^c   Boliver, Darlene ^e   Petrie, David ^f   Colwell, Randy ^g   MacWilliams, Kate ^a   Nolan, Alicia ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^g South Shore Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discharge instruction; Emergency medicine; Narrative synthesis; Patient education; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; THEORY; CHILD; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NARRATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84906233351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-4053-3-26     Document Type: Article

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