Induced hypothermia for patients with cardiac arrest: Role of a clinical nurse specialist

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 36-42

  Kozik, Teri M ^a  

^a Saint Mary's   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOANESTHESIA; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVADA; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449099029     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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