Complementary and alternative medicine: Core competencies for family nurse practitioners

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-34

  Burman, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCIENCE; THINKING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037267610     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0148-4834-20030101-07     Document Type: Review

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