Physical assessment skills: A developing dimension of clinical nursing practice

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 200-210

  Coombs, Maureen A ^a,b   Moorse, Sue E ^a,b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SKILL; STANDARD;

EID: 0036702695     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964339702000447     Document Type: Article

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