Norwegian midwives' perception of the labour admission test

Midwifery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-58

  Blix, Ellen ^a,b   Öhlund, Lennart S ^c  

^a Hammerfest Hospital   (Norway)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Labour admission test; Midwifery practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NORWAY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NARRATION; NORWAY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846881374     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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