Discharge from an emergency department observation unit and a surgical assessment unit: Experiences of patients with acute abdominal pain

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 19-20, 2014, Pages 2779-2789

  Schultz, Helen ^a   Qvist, Niels ^b   Mogensen, Christian B ^c   Pedersen, Birthe D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Hospital of Southern Jutland   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute abdominal pain; Acute surgical ward; Discharge planning; Emergency department; Emergency department observation unit; Emergency nursing; General surgery patient; Patient experience; Short stay unit; Surgical assessment unit

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STANDARDS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SURGICENTERS;

EID: 84927797377     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12527     Document Type: Article

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