Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 233-238 , September 2009

Factors Influencing the Competency of Head Nurses When Assisting With Inhospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

  • Hsing-Lin Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Qraduate Institute of Healthcare Administration, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Wei-Che Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Ting Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Hui Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Liang-Chi Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hon-Man Chan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Trauma, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jiun-Nong Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Hsien Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Qraduate Institute of Healthcare Administration, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 100, Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 8 January 2009 ,Revised 7 March 2009 ,Accepted 29 April 2009.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60045-8

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60045-8

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 233-238 , September 2009

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