An evaluation of sepsis web sites for patient and family education

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 192-196

  Oermann, Marilyn H ^a,b   McInerney, Sean M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CB 7460 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EVALUATION; FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEPSIS; STANDARD; TEACHING;

COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEPSIS;

EID: 37649017532     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSN.0000306184.95812.8a     Document Type: Review

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