Development and validation of a learning needs assessment scale: A continuing professional education tool for multiple sclerosis specialist nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1099-1108

  While, Alison ^a   Ullman, Roz ^b   Forbes, Angus ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning needs; Multiple sclerosis; Nurses; Nursing; Scale validation; Specialist practice

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34249082109     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01693.x     Document Type: Article

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