Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 179-185 , December 2006

A comparative study of patients who did not wait for treatment and those treated by Emergency Nurse Practitioners

  • Geraldine A. Lee, RGN, BSc, PGDE

      Affiliations

    • La Trobe University/The Alfred Clinical School, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: La Trobe University/The Alfred Clinical School of Nursing, 2nd Floor, South Block, The Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9276 3933; fax: +61 3 9276 3938.
    • ,
  • Natasha Jennings, RN, NP, BN, Grad Dip Adv Clin Nurs, MN

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Department and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Melbourne, Vic. 3004, Australia

Received 22 March 2006 ,Revised 17 May 2006 ,Accepted 6 September 2006.

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PII: S1574-6267(06)00097-8

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.09.001

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 179-185 , December 2006

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