Continuing education in nursing: A concept analysis

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 466-473

  Gallagher, Lorraine ^a  

^a Stewarts Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Continuing education; Continuing professional development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34250362822     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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