Ventricular assist devices: developing and maintaining a training and competency program

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 34-43

  Stahl, Mary A ^a   Richards, Nancy M ^b  

^a Saint Luke's Hospital   (United States)

^b SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplantation; Competency assessment; Education; Heart failure; Nursing; Program development; Training; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036549423     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200204000-00005     Document Type: Article

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