Teaching ergonomics to nursing facility managers using computer-based instruction

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 260-268

  Harrington, Susan S ^a,b   Walker, Bonnie L ^a  

^a Harrington Software Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Harrington Software Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749471171     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200609000-00010     Document Type: Review

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