Use of technological equipment in critical care units: Nurses' perceptions in Greece

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-187

  Kiekkas, Panagiotis ^a,c   Karga, Maria ^a   Poulopoulou, Maria ^a   Karpouhtsi, Irini ^a   Papadoulas, Vasileios ^a   Koutsojannis, Constantinos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c Technological Educational Institute of Patras ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Critical care nurses; Devices; Equipment; Machines; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEGATIVISM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; TECHNOLOGY, HIGH-COST; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33645053036     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01243.x     Document Type: Review

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