Suturing as an advanced skill for Registered Nurses in the emergency department

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 258-262

  Middleton, Rebekkah ^a,b,c,d  

^a WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Shoalhaven Hospital   (Australia)

^c Shellharbour Hospital   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced practice; Nurse; Regional; Rural; Suturing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LACERATION; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING COMPETENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SATISFACTION; SCALP; SKILL; STANDARD; SUTURING METHOD; TRUNK; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33751114897     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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