Certification a benchmark for critical care nursing excellence

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Briggs, Linda A ^a   Brown, Helen ^a   Kesten, Karen ^a   Heath, Janie ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049188164     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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