A survey of intrapartum fetal surveillance education practices in Victorian public hospitals

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Beaves, Mark ^a   Jenkins, Valerie ^a   Wallace, Euan M ^b,c  

^a RANZCOG   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competency; CTG; Education; Fetal surveillance; Intrapartum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STAFF TRAINING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 33847792618     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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