Competency and capability: Imperative for nurse practitioner education

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-14

  Gardner, Glenn ^a,b   Dunn, Sandra ^c   Carryer, Jenny ^d   Gardner, Anne ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse education; Capability; Competencies; Nurse practitioner education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TEACHING;

EID: 37149020927     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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