Pharmacy students' retention of knowledge and skills following training in automated external defibrillator use

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Kopacek, Karen Birckelbaw ^a   Anna Dopp, Legreid ^a   Dopp, John M ^a   Vardeny, Orly ^a   Sims, J Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Automated external defibrillator (AED); Cardiology; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL; TIME; UNITED STATES; ASSESSMENT; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED); CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR); SIMULATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFIBRILLATORS; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHOOLS, PHARMACY; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TIME FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

ASSESSMENT; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED); CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR); SIMULATION;

EID: 77957155002     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj7406109     Document Type: Article

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