An evaluation of the quality of Emergency Nurse Practitioner services for patients presenting with minor injuries to one rural urgent care centre in the UK: A descriptive study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 523-535

  Mcdevitt, Joe ^a   Melby, Vidar ^b  

^a WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency nurse practitioner; Minor injuries; Quality of care; Urgent care centre

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922691378     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12639     Document Type: Article

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