title: Defibrillation.
abstract: More nurses are now learning the skill of defibrillation. Nurses are the staff most likely to discover a patient in cardiac arrest and should be able to perform defibrillation. Nurses have a responsibility to maintain and update their skills in this area.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Services, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inwood
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cull
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000451:nursing; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy