Decision-making models used by 'graduate nurses' managing patients' medications

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 270-278

  Manias, Elizabeth ^a   Aitken, Robyn ^a   Dunning, Trisha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making process; First year registered nurse; Graduate nurse; Medication management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MODEL; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 4143135370     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03091.x     Document Type: Article

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