Nurses compliance with alarm limits for pulse oximetry: Qualitative study

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 531-534

  Armbruster, J ^a   Schmidt, B ^b,c   Poets, C F ^a   Bassler, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

compliance with alarm limits; oxygen toxicity; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING PRACTICE; OXYGEN THERAPY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREMATURITY; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY;

EID: 77955175782     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.189     Document Type: Article

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