Paediatric fever management: Continuing education for clinical nurses

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-77

  Walsh, Anne M ^a   Edwards, Helen E ^a   Courtney, Mary D ^a   Wilson, Jenny E ^b   Monaghan, Sarah J ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuing; Education; Fever; Paediatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TIME;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29944446776     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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