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Päivi Leikkola

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• Research Article
  Workers' Clinical Skills at Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care
  Author(s): Mari Salminen-Tuomaala, Päivi Leikkola, Riitta Mikkola and Eija Paavilainen Mari Salminen-Tuomaala, Päivi Leikkola, Riitta Mikkola and Eija Paavilainen
  
  Background: Workers’ clinical skills at out-of-hospital emergency care greatly affect patient safety and care quality. The objectives of the study was to examine emergency care workers’ self-perception of their clinical skills in out-of-hospital emergency care to produce new knowledge that can be used to develop basic and continuing education programmes. Methods: A quantitative approach was selected. Participants consisted of nurses (86), practical nurses (48) and medical emergency technicians/ hospital and ambulance attendants (8) in out-of-hospital emergency service units in one hospital district in Finland (N=1, response rate 53%). Self-administered questionnaire with 8 background questions and 70 multi-choice questions analysed using SPSS for Windows 22. Results: Respondents rated.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000291

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