Appropriateness of Urgent Referrals by Nurses at a Hospital-Based Pediatric Call Center
Author(s) -
Allison Kempe,
Catherine L. Dempsey,
Julie Whitefield,
Joan P. Bothner,
Todd A. MacKenzie,
Steven R. Poole
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.154.4.355
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , triage , psychological intervention , anxiety , medical diagnosis , emergency medicine , test (biology) , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy , nursing , psychiatry , paleontology , pathology , biology
To evaluate (1) the appropriateness of the after-hours referral (AHR), (2) clinical characteristics of urgently referred patients, and (3) parental compliance with disposition recommendations by the After-Hours Call Center of the Children's Hospital, Denver, Colo.
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