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Skogvold Sören

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• Research Article
  Development of the Pre-hospital Emergency Care, The Registered Nurses' Role in the Ambulance Service- A Swedish Perspective
  Author(s): Skogvold Sören, Wiking Linda and Lindström Veronica Skogvold Sören, Wiking Linda and Lindström Veronica
  
    In order to increase the medical competence in the ambulance service the National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden stated in the year 2000 that every ambulance should be manned by at least one Registered Nurse (RN), and the rule entered into force in 2005. Now, nearly ten years have passed, and a question arises: how has the ambulance service and pre-hospital care developed since RNs became part of the ambulance service? Therefore the aim of this study was to explore how the ambulance services have developed since RNs became a part of the pre-hospital emergency care provided by the ambulance service. An explorative descriptive design was used. Data collection was carried out by a focus group interview and through a review of medical guidelines written by the medical directors and used in the years 1999, 2006 and 2015. A con.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000294

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