Enhancing the Effectiveness of Allied Health Workers.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Paige, David M.; Leonardo, Eduardo; Roberts, Eve; Graham, George G.
- Source
- American Journal of Public Health; Mar1972, Vol. 62 Issue 3, p370-373, 4p
- Subject
- Allied health personnel
Medical assistants
Medical personnel
Nurse practitioners
Pediatric nursing
Nursing practice
Medical care
- Language
- ISSN
- 00900036
Initial triage is carried out by a health aide using observation and scoring of objective clinical findings, and the patient is referred either to a physician or a nurse pediatric practitioner. Further decisions are made by the nurse practitioner. Evaluation of 1,500 patient visits indicates the value of this system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]