Health visitors' perceived priority needs in relation to their genetics education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-302

  Barr, Owen ^a   McConkey, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics education; Health visitors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34147189067     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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