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Patient Transfer Decision Difficulty Scale: Development and psychometric testing of emergency department visits by long-term care residents

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nurses serve as gatekeepers of the health of long-term care facility (LTCF) residents and are key members deciding whether residents should visit an emergency department (ED). Inappropriate decisions as to ED visits may result in ED overcrowding, excessive medical expenses...

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Autores principales: Chen, Bor-An, Chien, Hui-Hui, Chen, Chun-Chung, Chen, Hui-Tsai, Jeng, Chii
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6358069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30707709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210946