A comparison of the radiographic interpretation skills of pediatric transport nurses and pediatric residents

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 373-375

  King, Brent R ^a,b   Wolfson, Barbara J ^a   Geller, Evan ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric transport; Radiograph interpretation; Transport team training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PNEUMOTHORAX; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESIDENT; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0032779382     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199912000-00001     Document Type: Article

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