Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 51-55 , February 2007

Does fingernail polish affect pulse oximeter readings?

  • Ann M. Rodden

      Affiliations

    • Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Family Medicine, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 843 792 3678; fax: +1 843 792 3598.
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  • Leigh Spicer

      Affiliations

    • Trident Family Medicine Residency Program, 9298 Medical Plaza Drive, Charleston, SC 29406, United States
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  • Vanessa A. Diaz

      Affiliations

    • Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Family Medicine, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
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  • Terrence E. Steyer

      Affiliations

    • Trident Family Medicine Residency Program, 9298 Medical Plaza Drive, Charleston, SC 29406, United States

,Accepted 23 August 2006.

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☆ Prior presentations: Hickory Knob Research Conference May 14, 2005; Trident Research Day June 1, 2005; North American Primary Care Research Group October 17, 2005.

☆☆ Awards: First Place American Academy of Family Physicians Resident Scholars Award, 2006.

PII: S0964-3397(06)00112-1

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.08.006

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 51-55 , February 2007

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