Teaching basic life support to nurses

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-331

  Makinen M ^a   Castren M ^a   Tolska, T ^a   Nurmi, J ^a   Niemi Murola, L ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Advanced cardiac life support; Nurses; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIRST AID; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ANESTHESIA EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; RESUSCITATION;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; TEACHING;

EID: 33644790238     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506000032     Document Type: Article

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