Do clinicians know how to use pulse oximetry? A literature review and clinical implications

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 139-144

  Elliott, Malcolm ^a   Tate, Rhiannon ^b   Page, Karen ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ANZICS Clinical Trials Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; OXIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OXIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34248660829     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(06)80027-5     Document Type: Article

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