Measuring self-perceived public health nursing competencies using a quantitative approach

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-246

  Poulton, Brenda ^a   McCammon, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurse education; Public health nursing; Quantitative approaches

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33847319213     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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