Redesigning expectations for initial and continuing competence for contemporary nursing practice

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Lenburg, Carrie B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c King College   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competence; Competency based; Nursing education; Outcomes; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEADERSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFORMATSKY REACTION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIOECONOMICS; THINKING;

EID: 3543114529     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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