Can all neonatal resuscitation be managed by nurse practitioners?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Chan, L C ^a   Hey, E ^b  

^a WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDOSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING COMPETENCE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL VEIN; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

APNEA; BRAIN DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING AUDIT; RESUSCITATION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 30344476984     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.069013     Document Type: Review

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