Turkish health care providers' views on inappropriate use of emergency department: Who, when and why?

ŞİMŞEK P., Gursoy A.

INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING, vol.27, pp.31-36, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ienj.2015.11.004
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.31-36
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Inappropriate use of emergency departments is recognized globally as a widespread problem. The study was undertaken to determine the perceptions of emergency department personnel regarding inappropriate use of this department.