Framework for teaching pharmacology to prepare graduate nurse for prescribing in New Zealand

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 348-353

  Lim, Anecita Gigi ^a   Honey, Michelle ^a   Kilpatrick, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nursing education; Nursing practice; Pharmacology; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PHARMACOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACOLOGY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 34547460722     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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