Critical care nursing education and practice in Canada and Australia: A comparative review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1103-1109

  Rose, L ^a   Goldsworthy, S ^b   O'Brien Pallas, L ^a   Nelson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contextual influences; Critical care; Critical care nurse; Nurse education; Nurse staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING; NURSING; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 44949159883     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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