Nurse decision making in the prearrest period

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-37

  Gazarian, Priscilla K ^a,b   Henneman, Elizabeth A ^a   Chandler, Genevieve E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Critical decision method; Nurse decision making; Nursing role effectiveness; Pre arrest period

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DECISION MAKING; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 77949420930     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773809353161     Document Type: Article

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