Professional competence: Factors described by nurses as influencing their development

International Nursing Review

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-72

  Khomeiran, R Tabari ^a   Yekta, Z P ^b   Kiger, A M ^c   Ahmadi, F ^d  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Competence Development; Iran; Nursing; Qualitative Content Analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33645226974     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2006.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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