| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1084413 | Kontakt | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Echocardiography is a basic examination in cardiology used to assess the anatomy and function of the heart. An echocardiography nurse is a health care specialist who is able to use echocardiographic equipment to obtain images of the heart. Standards for echocardiography personnel vary widely between countries. In the Czech Republic, there is no training program for nurses to carry out echocardiograms and the work is done almost exclusively by physicians. In many other countries, including the United Kingdom and the USA, specialist nurses carry out and report echocardiograms independently. In this article, we compare requirements for echocardiography nurses in different countries.
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Authors
Ivana Chloubová, Martin Eisenberger, Alan Bulava, Martin Pěnička, Elke Dieudonne,