Understanding technology in contemporary surgical nursing: A phenomenographic examination

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-166

  Barnard, Alan ^a   Gerber, Rod ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing; Phenomenography; Qualitative research; Surgical nursing; Technology; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0033186045     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1800.1999.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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