Spirometry training does not guarantee valid results

Respiratory Care

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 689-694

  Borg, Brigitte M ^a   Hartley, Moegamat Faizel ^a   Fisher, Mo T ^b   Thompson, Bruce R ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Wathaurong Aboriginal Co operative   (Australia)

Author keywords

Primary care; Quality assurance; Spirometry; Spirometry training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE TRAINING; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SPIROMETRY; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALIDITY; WORK EXPERIENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; NURSING EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; STANDARD;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 77956645990     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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