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Solving problems in the A and E department: a basis for nursing practice

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Issues in Accident and Emergency Nursing

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Nursing is undergoing many changes particularly in relation to the application of theory to practice and the use of problem solving strategies within the clinical environment. The purpose of this chapter is to examine some of these issues and the reader is expected to consider the value of all points put forward within their own area of clinical practice.

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  1. Department of Health Care Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Lynn Sbaih BSc(Hons), RGN, RMN, ENB, 199 (Senior Lecturer) (Senior Lecturer)

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Sbaih, L. (1994). Solving problems in the A and E department: a basis for nursing practice. In: Sbaih, L. (eds) Issues in Accident and Emergency Nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3164-1_7

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