Developing and utilizing end of life nursing competencies

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-122

  Ann Smith, Shirley ^a  

^a Hospice and Palliative Care

Author keywords

Competency assessment; End of life care; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449111367     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822302239297     Document Type: Article

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