Developing information literacy: A key to evidence-based nursing

International Nursing Review

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 86-92

  Shorten, Allison ^a   Wallace, M C ^a   Crookes, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Evidence based Practice; Information Literacy; Programme Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; SELF EVALUATION; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TEACHING;

EID: 0035374727     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-7657.2001.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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