Nurses' knowledge and attitudes about antibiotic therapy in critical care

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 213-218

  Munro, Cindy L ^a   Grap, Mary Jo ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSES; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 0035436424     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/iccn.2001.1576     Document Type: Article

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