From competence to capability: A study of nurse practitioners in clinical practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 250-258

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

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capability; Competence; Education; Nurses; Nursing; Skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CREATIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CREATIVENESS; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 37149055034     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01880.x     Document Type: Article

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