An evaluative study of the basic life support skills of nurses in an independent hospital

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-205

  Devlin, Michael ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic life support skills; Independent hospitals; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; ENGLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033091546     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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