The National Health Service Knowledge and Skills Framework and its implications for continuing professional development in nursing

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-34

  Gould, Dinah ^a   Berridge, Emma Jane ^a   Kelly, Daniel ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agenda for Change; Continuing professional development; National Health Service Knowledge and Skills Framework; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STATE MEDICINE; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 33845203364     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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