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Eyeing the EDʼs open door

Dimensions of Critical Care NursingPublished 1 March 2000
Adam D. Conn, GEORGIA V. SHIMKUS, ROBERT INBORNONE
Citations5
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.39
SNIP0.54

Abstract

More than one-third of all hospital admissions originate from the emergency department (ED). ED case managers maximize the quality of care and control ED admissions by verifying admission criteria, finding alternatives to inappropriate or social admissions, and identifying high-risk discharge factors.

Keywords

Medicine