Self-reported competence of home nursing staff in Finland

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-37

  Grönroos, Eija ^a   Perälä, Marja Leena ^b  

^a HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competence; Elder care; Home care; Nursing; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 52649086740     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04747.x     Document Type: Article

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