Registered nurses' self-perceived level of competence following completion of a specialist graduate certificate

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-23

  Santiano, Nancy ^a   Daffurn, Katharine ^a,b  

^a Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; THINKING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 34248647901     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(03)80024-3     Document Type: Article

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