Registered nurses' actual and perceived knowledge of diabetes mellitus

Journal of Vascular Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 95-100

  El Deirawi, Kamal M ^a   Zuraikat, Nashat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035462564     PISSN: 10620303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mvn.2001.118311     Document Type: Article

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