Impact of an online course on infection control and prevention competencies

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-180

  Atack, Lynd ^a   Luke, Robert ^b  

^a Centennial College   (Canada)

^b GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allied healthcare professionals; Infection control; Infection prevention; Nurses; Quasi experimental; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 54449091722     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04660.x     Document Type: Article

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