Public policy on competency: How will nursing address this complex issue?

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-91

  Jordan, Clair ^a   Thomas, Mary Beth ^b   Evans, Michael L ^c   Green, Alexia ^d  

^a Texas Nurses Association   (United States)

^b Texas Board of Nursing   (United States)

^c Barnes Jewish College   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; LICENSING; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES; LEADERSHIP; LICENSURE, NURSING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES, NURSING; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 41349096901     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20080201-08     Document Type: Review

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