Improving paediatric nurses' knowledge and attitudes in childhood fever management

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-269

  Edwards, Helen ^a   Walsh, Anne ^a   Courtney, Mary ^a   Monaghan, Sarah ^b   Wilson, Jenny ^b   Young, Jeanine ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Children; Evaluation; Fever; Knowledge; Nursing; Peer education programme; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 33846243329     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04077.x     Document Type: Article

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