Evaluating Implementation of the Emergency Severity Index in a Belgian Hospital

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 592-597

  Bergs, Jochen ^a   Verelst, Sandra ^b   Gillet, Jean Bernard ^b   Vandijck, Dominique ^a,c  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emergency nursing; Emergency service, hospital; Implementation; Triage

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS;

BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 84923536721     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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