Teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a developing country: Using Nicaragua as a model

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 15-21

  Smith, Melenda Kai ^b   Ross, Carl ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiopulmunary resuscitation; Critical care; Transcultural education; Transcultural nursing

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NICARAGUA; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030748071     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-199708000-00005     Document Type: Review

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