Nurses', midwives' and health visitors' perceptions of the impact of higher education on professional practice

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-53

  Spencer, Rachael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Impact; Master's level; Post registration education; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 29944435601     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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