Nursing role to improve care to infarct patients and patients undergoing heart surgery: 10 years' experience

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-11

  Wit, M A M ^a   Bos Schaap, A J C M ^a   Hautvast, R W M ^a   Heestermans, A A C M ^a   Umans, V A W M ^a  

^a Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary surgery; Nurse practitioner

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING CARE; NURSING MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84856258880     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0225-y     Document Type: Article

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