Central and peripheral information source use among rural and remote Registered Nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-114

  Kosteniuk, Julie G ^a,b   D'Arcy, Carl ^a   Stewart, Norma ^b   Smith, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Evidence based practice; Nursing; Questionnaire; Remote; Research utilization; Rural nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; LIBRARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLICATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIBRARIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PERIODICALS; RURAL HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33744900651     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03879.x     Document Type: Article

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