X-ray interpretation by emergency nurse practitioners.
An audit of the ability of emergency nurse practitioners to interpret X-rays accurately has found that they can practise well within nationally acceptable limits for producing false positive and false negative results.
Swaby-Larsen
Dorthe
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University Hospital Lewisham, London.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D011859:Radiography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*