Developing best practice in arterial sheath removal for registered nurses

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-67

  Smith, Tina T ^b   Labriola, Rose ^a  

^a Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare St Francis   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activated clotting time; Compressor; Hematoma; Pseudoanerysm; Sheath

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035491293     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200110000-00006     Document Type: Article

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