Pressure ulcer education improves interrater reliability, identification, and classification skills by emergency nurses and physicians

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-51

  Ham, Wietske H W ^a   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^b,c,d   Schuurmans, Marieke J ^a   Veugelers, Rebekka ^a   Leenen, Luke P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Education; Emergency care; Pressure ulcers; Trauma patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRESSURE ULCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIANS; PRESSURE ULCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84922147505     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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