Registered nurses’ actual and perceived knowledge of diabetes mellitus

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-11

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetes education; Diabetes related instruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PENNSYLVANIA; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037976998     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200101000-00001     Document Type: Article

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