The effects of virtual intravenous and patient simulator training compared to the traditional approach of teaching nurses

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Wilfong, Donamarie N ^a   Falsetti, Donna J ^b   McKinnon, Jewel L ^a   Daniel, Laura H ^c   Wan, Qingping ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK   (United States)

^b Waynesburg University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSES; PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 78951475872     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e31820219e2     Document Type: Article

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