Intravenous nursing competency: Why is it important?

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 287-297

  Dugger, Brenda ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030778378     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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