Disaster preparedness among Hong Kong nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 698-703

  Fung, Olivia W M ^a   Loke, Alice Yuen ^a   Lai, Claudia K Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disaster awareness; Disaster management training; Disaster preparedness; Nurses; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 44349104335     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04655.x     Document Type: Article

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