The impact of nurse practitioner services on cost, quality of care, satisfaction and waiting times in the emergency department: A systematic review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 421-435

  Jennings, Natasha ^a   Clifford, Stuart ^a   Fox, Amanda R ^a   O'Connell, Jane ^a   Gardner, Glenn ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency service; Nurse practitioners; Patient satisfaction; Quality of health care; Review

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84919467297     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.07.006     Document Type: Review

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