The effectiveness of job specific training on the occupational performance of student nurses

Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-110

  McCannon, Robin ^a   Miller, Marilyn K ^b   Elfessi, Abdulaziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; BIOMECHANICS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 4644335242     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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