Self-reported competency of public health nurses and faculty in Illinois

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 168-177

  Issel, L Michele ^a   Baldwin, Kathleen A ^a   Lyons, Roberta L ^a   Madamala, Kusuma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Competencies; Competency based education; Nursing faculty; Public health nursing; Survey

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33745299021     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2006.230208.x     Document Type: Review

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