title: Managing material resources in the ED.
abstract: A negative variance in materials resource in one hospital's emergency department revealed that the unit was losing money in medical-surgical supplies. The Roy Adaptation Model was applied to assess the problem in the present system.
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authors.lastname: Zindani
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning