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ArticleThe Ulster medical journal2011

The impact of emergency nurse practitioners on referrals to a tertiary hand trauma service: a pilot of referral quality scoring system.

Ciara McGoldrick, Lindsay Damkat-Thomas, Harry Lewis

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Article in The Ulster medical journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ciara McGoldrickRegional Plastic and Maxillofacial Unit, Ulster Hospital Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast BT16 1RH. mcgoldrickciara@hotmail.com
Lindsay Damkat-Thomas
Harry Lewis

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hand injuries account for 2000 referrals to the Northern Ireland plastic surgery trauma service each year. Emergency nurse practitioners are increasingly utilised to assess and manage minor injuries and independently refer patients to the hand trauma service. This paper uses a newly developed scoring system to assess the impact of varying grades of referring practitioner on the quality and appropriateness of referral.

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Emergency NursingNurse PractitionersSurgery, PlasticHand InjuriesHumansNorthern IrelandPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesReferral and Consultation

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PMID22347735
PMCPMC3281249

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