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Use of the Ottawa ankle rules by nurse practitioners.

C J CJ Mann, I I Grant, H H Guly, and P P Hughes

J Accid Emerg Med 15(5):315-6 (1998) PMID 9785158 PMCID 1343171

To determine the ability of nurse practitioners to use the Ottawa ankle rules by comparing their requests for radiography with those of senior house officers (SHOs).

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