Competence in critical care: What it is and how to gain it: A qualitative study from the staff's point of view

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-81

  Lindberg, Eva ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Primary Health Care Gästrikland   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competence; Critical care; Nursing staff; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEARNING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD;

ATTENTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPATHY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33646822820     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200603000-00009     Document Type: Review

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