The Development of a Validated Checklist for Adult Lumbar Puncture: Preliminary Results

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 330-334

  Berg, Katherine ^a   Riesenberg, Lee Ann ^b   Berg, Dale ^a   Mealey, Kathleen ^c   Weber, Danielle ^d   King, Daniel ^e   Justice, Ellen M ^f   Geffe, Kevin ^f   Tinkoff, Glen ^a,f  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Dominica)

^f CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; checklist; lumbar puncture; teaching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PUNCTURE; STANDARD; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ASSESSMENT; CHECKLIST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; TEACHING;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 84879942998     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860612463225     Document Type: Article

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