Exploring district nursing competencies in health promotion: The use of the Delphi technique

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8 A, 2005, Pages 965-975

  Irvine, Fiona ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competencies; Delphi study; District nursing; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; DATA COLLECTION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME MANAGEMENT; WALES;

EID: 23944484980     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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