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An evaluative study of the basic life support skills of nurses in an independent hospital
Author(s) -
DEVLIN MICHAEL
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00247.x
Subject(s) - nursing , public hospital , psychology , basic life support , medical education , medicine , emergency medicine , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , resuscitation
• This paper reports on a research study carried out in an independent hospital in the south east of England. • The aim of the study was to assess the basic life support skills of nurses in order to compare the results with those reported for nurses in public hospitals. • The findings show that the basic life support skills of the nurses studied are poor but no worse than those of their public sector colleagues.