Implementation of a Successful Registered Nurse Peripheral Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Catheter Program in an Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-356

  Miles, Gayla ^a   Salcedo, Alberto ^b   Spear, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NURSING;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84863783594     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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