Requesting and interpreting trauma radiographs: A role extension for accident & emergency nurses

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 202-213

  Hardy, Maryann L ^a   Barrett, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education training for nurses requesting X rays; Expansion of nursing roles; Nurses requesting X rays

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MANAGER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 0141680632     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2302(03)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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