International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , January 2009

Translating change: The development of a person-centred triage training programme for emergency nurses

  • Barry McBrien (MSc (Hons), BSc (Hons), PG Dip., PG. Cert., RGN (Co-ordinator Post Graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing))

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Received 25 January 2008 ,Revised 18 July 2008 ,Accepted 27 July 2008.

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International Emergency Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , January 2009

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