Nurses' perceptions of their pharmacology educational needs

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 392-400

  King, Rachel L ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological sciences; Medication administration; Nurse education; Pharmacology; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 1342321923     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02922.x     Document Type: Article

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