Registered nurses' descriptions of their health assessment practices

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-37

  Lillibridge, Jennifer ^a   Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health assessment; Physical assessment; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033085473     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.1999.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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