Student measurement of blood pressure using a simulator arm compared with a live subject's arm

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Lee, Jennifer J ^a   Sobieraj, Diana M ^a   Kuti, Effie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Simulator

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; VASCULARIZATION;

ARM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 77954662590     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj740582     Document Type: Article

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