Strategies for assessing the feasibility to develop new needs-oriented services by public health nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 284-290

  Yoshioka Maeda, Kyoko ^a  

^a Suginami Public Health Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case study research; Developing projects; Feasibility; Needs oriented service; Nursing assessment; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40449102681     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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