Nurse-initiated defibrillation: Are nurses confident enough?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-27

  Tai, C K ^a   Cattermole, Giles N ^a   Mak, Paulina S K ^a   Graham, Colin A ^a   Rainer, Timothy H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84455183054     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.084848     Document Type: Article

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