Complexity theory: A long-term care specialty practice exemplar for the education of advanced practice nurses

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 84-87

  McConnell, Eleanor S ^a,b   Lekan Rutledge, Deborah ^a   Nevidjon, Brenda ^a   Anderson, Ruth ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACULTY PRACTICE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING FACULTY PRACTICE; NURSING THEORY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 1542740036     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20040201-06     Document Type: Review

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