Competence in intensive and critical care nursing: A literature review

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-89

  Ääri, Riitta Liisa ^a   Tarja, Suominen ^a,b   Helena, Leino Kilpi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competence; Critical care; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 40749113908     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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