Matching a graduate curriculum in public/community health nursing to practice competencies: The Rush University experience

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-195

  Swider, Susan ^a,b   Levin, Pamela ^a   Ailey, Sarah ^a   Breakwell, Susan ^a   Cowell, Julia ^a   McNaughton, Diane ^a   O'Rourke, Marilyn ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Clinical competence; Clinical nurse specialist; Competencies; Competency based education; Nursing education; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING;

EID: 33745328526     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2006.230211.x     Document Type: Review

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