Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , April 2006

Nurse initiated care of chest pain, the rural experience

  • Phillip Way, RN, BHSc Cert Crit Care, MHPed.

      Affiliations

    • CNC Rural Critical Care, Hunter New England Area Health Service, CO HSU The Maitland Hospital, High St. Maitland 2320, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 4939 2382; fax: +61 2 4939 2382.
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  • Robyn Aylward, RN Cert Emerg

      Affiliations

    • CNS Emergency, Kurri Kurri Hospital, Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia
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  • Cheryl Thompson, RN Cert Emerg

      Affiliations

    • CNS Emergency, Kurri Kurri Hospital, Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia
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  • Gayle Corke, RN, FLECC

      Affiliations

    • RN Emergency, Kurri Kurri Hospital, Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia

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PII: S1574-6267(06)00004-8

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.01.003

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , April 2006

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