Predictors of novice nurses' use of intuition to guide patient care decisions

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 450-458

  Ruth Sahd, Lisa A ^a,b,d   Hendy, Helen M ^c  

^a YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 26844552389     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20051001-03     Document Type: Article

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