Telephone triage and consultation: An emerging role for nurses

Authors
Nauright, LP Moneyham, L Williamson, J
Citation
Lp. Nauright et al., Telephone triage and consultation: An emerging role for nurses, NURS OUTL, 47(5), 1999, pp. 219-226
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
NURSING OUTLOOK
ISSN journal
00296554 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
219 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6554(199909/10)47:5<219:TTACAE>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Two focus groups of nurses who conduct telephone triage and consultation we re conducted and their findings were compared with descriptions of this rol e in the literature. Issues surrounding this emerging role are identified, and implications for nursing practice, education, and research are discusse d.