Quasi-experimental study to improve nurses' QT-intervalmonitoring: Results of QTIP study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-200

  Pickham, David ^a   Shinn, Julie A ^b   Chan, Garrett K ^b   Funk, Marjorie ^c   Drew, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; NURSING STAFF; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 84862874595     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012245     Document Type: Article

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