Placement of cardiac electrodes: Written, simulated, and actual accuracy

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 457-462

  Bupp, Jane E ^a   Dinger, Maria ^b   Lawrence, Cathleen ^b   Wingate, Sue ^b  

^a Birch and Davis Associates Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031279908     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1997.6.6.457     Document Type: Article

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