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      Shortfalls in residents' transfer documentation: challenges for emergency department staff.

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          Abstract

          Increasing numbers of residents are transferred from aged care facilities to emergency departments. Frequently, residents arrive with inadequate documentation regarding their presenting complaint or medical history, making it difficult for emergency department staff to make decisions about care.

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          Journal
          Australas Emerg Nurs J
          Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ
          1574-6267
          1574-6267
          Aug 2014
          : 17
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] School of Nursing & Midwifery, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, McMahons Road, Frankston, Australia. Electronic address: Julia.morphet@monash.edu.
          [2 ] School of Nursing & Midwifery, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, McMahons Road, Frankston, Australia.
          [3 ] School of Nursing & Midwifery, Monash University, Berwick Campus, Clyde Road, Berwick, Australia.
          Article
          S1574-6267(14)00030-5
          10.1016/j.aenj.2014.03.004
          25113312
          00eb320b-4d42-414c-9cc6-8e5959f0adcf
          Copyright © 2014 College of Emergency Nursing Australasia Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
          History

          Documentation,Emergency department,Information gaps,Patient transfer,Residential aged care facility

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