Should nurses be allowed to request X-rays in an accident & emergency department?
Should nurses be allowed to request X-rays in an accident & emergency department?
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Oxford: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
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English
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Oxford: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
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A prospective study was carried out during the month of November, 1990 in the A&E Department, St John's Hospital, Livingston in order to assess the extended role of the A&E nurse and their ability to request X-rays prior to patients being seen by a doctor. A total of 579 randomly selected patients were triaged by A&E Department nurses. Almost 3/4 o...
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Should nurses be allowed to request X-rays in an accident & emergency department?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1285821
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1285821
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0264-4924,1472-0205
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1472-0213
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10.1136/emj.9.1.19
