The nurse practitioner: help in clarifying clinical and educational activities in accident and emergency departments.
This paper describes the process involved in establishing the nurse practitioner services at Oldchurch Hospital, Essex. It also contains an evaluation of the safety of such a practice and outlines the current operational guidelines.
D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004739:England; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014218:Triage; D000078329:Workforce