Developing public health competence among RN-to-BSN students in a rural community

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-182

  Ouzts, Karen N ^a   Brown, Julie Watson ^a   Diaz Swearingen, Connie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Competencies; Competency based education; Dual admission; Leadership; Public health nursing; RN to BSN

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, NURSING; WYOMING;

EID: 33745316103     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2006.230209.x     Document Type: Review

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