Labor and delivery nurses' attitudes toward intermittent fetal monitoring

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 374-380

  Walker, Deborah S ^a   Shunkwiler, Susan ^b   Supanich, Judith ^b   Williamsen, Jodi ^b   Yensch, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NURSE MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSCULTATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035511319     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-9523(01)00195-7     Document Type: Article

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