Nurses’ knowledge of chest drain care: An exploratory descriptive survey

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 192-200

  Lehwaldt, Daniela ^a   Timmins, Fiona ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Chest drains; Evidence based practice; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TUBE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHEST TUBES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; DRAINAGE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 23044472841     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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