Continuous ST-segment monitoring: Nurses' attitudes, practices, and quality of patient care

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 226-238

  Sangkachand, Prasama ^a   Sarosario, Brenda ^a   Funk, Marjorie ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING CARE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONNECTICUT; CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NURSING CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959989132     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011129     Document Type: Article

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