A review of nurses’ performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation at cardiac arrests

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 248-255

  Boyde, Mary ^a   Wotton, Karen ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Nurses performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; NURSING; PEER REVIEW; RESUSCITATION;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; NURSING AUDIT; PEER REVIEW; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0038314378     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200109000-00008     Document Type: Article

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