Health visiting assessment processes under scrutiny: A case study of knowledge use during family health needs assessments

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 682-696

  Appleton, Jane V ^a,b   Cowley, Sarah ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Constructivist inquiry; Health visiting; Knowledge; Needs assessment; Professional judgement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTUITION; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTUITION; JUDGMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43649087605     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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