The adrenaline rush: Nursing students' experiences with the Northern Ireland ambulance service

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 727-736

  Melby, Vidar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Experiential learning; Holistic care; Interprofessional collaboration; Nurse education; Paramedics; Prehospital emergency; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULANCES; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035374749     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01801.x     Document Type: Article

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