title: Can nurses interpret X-rays safely without formal tuition?
abstract: This work looks at the skill of X-ray interpretation that nurses working in Accident and Emergency have achieved without being provided any formal tuition on the topic. It shows that nurses do indeed learn whilst at work and that with a little forethought develop skills that can benefit patients and lead to service improvements.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Suite, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham SE13 6LH, United Kingdom. theuknurse@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Summers
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011859:Radiography; D006113:United Kingdom