Mandatory reflection: The Canadian reconstitution of the competent nurse

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-257

  Nelson, Sioban ^a   Purkis, Mary Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Competencies; Health reform; Nursing; Professional regulation; Reflection

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LICENSURE, NURSING; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING PROCESS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); THINKING;

EID: 11844301650     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2004.00233.x     Document Type: Review

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