Enhancing pediatric clinical competency with high-fidelity simulation

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 418-423

  Birkhoff, Susan D ^a   Donner, Carol ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MANIKINS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77957342599     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20100503-03     Document Type: Article

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