Nursing competencies: Ground work in aged and extended care

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 156-165

  Ballantyne, A ^a   Cheek, J ^a   O'Brien, B ^b   Pincombe, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Australian Nursing Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged and extended care; Competencies; Nursing care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MODEL; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; WORK;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, PRACTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032153466     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.1998.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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