Fully automatic external defibrillators in acute care: Clinicians' experiences and perceptions

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 214-221

  Hancock, Helen C ^a,b   Roebuck, Alun ^a,b,c   Farrer, Martyn ^b   Campbell, Steve ^a,b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Decision making; Defibrillation; Fully automatic external defibrillator (FAED); Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPERIENCE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 33746853930     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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