The development of a practice-driven, reality-based program for rural acute care registered nurses

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 298-304

  MacLeod, Martha L P ^a   Lindsey, A Elizabeth ^b   Ulrich, Catherine H ^c   Fulton, Thomas ^d   John, Norma ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN HEALTH   (Canada)

^d Interior Health Authority   (Canada)

^e Professional Practice Strategy   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 49249111267     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20080701-03     Document Type: Review

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