Informatics competencies: Essential for psychiatric nursing practice

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-66

  Repique, Renee John R ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers in nursing; Informatics competencies; Psychiatric nursing informatics; Technology in mental health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 4344616045     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390304263059     Document Type: Article

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