Biologial and physiological knowledge and skills of graduating Finnish nursing students to practice in intensive care

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-300

  Ääri, Riitta Liisa ^a   Ritmala Castrén, Marita ^b   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a   Suominen, Tarja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Basic knowledge assessment tool version 5 (BKAT 5); Education; Intensive care; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEUROLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; BIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 3042824651     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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