Patient satisfaction: get the EDge.

Nurs Manage

Clinical Decision Unit, Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Published: April 2005

Due to increasing competitiveness in healthcare, emergency department personnel should focus on patient satisfaction initiatives.

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