International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 200-206 , July 2008

Workloads in Australian emergency departments a descriptive study

  • Joy Lyneham, PhD FRCNA (Senior Lecturer)

      Affiliations

    • Monash University, P.O. Box 527 Frankston. Vic 3199, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 99044651.
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  • Liz Cloughessy, MHMgt Cert A&E (Nursing Unit Manager)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
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  • Valmai Martin, Grad Dip Nsg Mgt (Senior Nurse Manager)

      Affiliations

    • Shellharbour Hospital Shellharbour NSW, 2529, Australia

Received 21 June 2007 ,Revised 23 April 2008 ,Accepted 8 May 2008.

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PII: S1755-599X(08)00062-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.05.006

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 200-206 , July 2008

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