A guideline for competency of the critical care nurse

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-226

  Scribante, J ^a   Muller, M E ^a   Lipman, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NURSE; NURSING CARE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

ADULT; COGNITION; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSES; NURSING CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 0030140746     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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