Modification of nursing students' performance in blood pressure measurement: An educational retraining programme

International Nursing Review

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-191

  Brokalaki, H ^a,b   Matziou, V ^b   Gymnopoulou, E ^c   Galanis, P ^c   Brokalaki, E ^c   Theodossiades, G ^b  

^a Hellenic Nurses' Association   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Nursing Faculty ^*

Author keywords

Blood Pressure; Education and Training; Greece; Measurement; Nursing Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 43749122120     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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