Developing an integrated career and competency framework for diabetes nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-174

  Davis, Ruth ^a   Turner, Eileen ^b   Hicks, Deborah ^c   Tipson, Margaret ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Enfield Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Orpington Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competence; Competency; Diabetes; Nurse consultants; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37149019297     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01866.x     Document Type: Article

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