Intensive care nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcers: Development of an assessment tool and effect of an educational program

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-346

  Tweed, Carol ^a   Tweed, Mike ^b  

^a University of Otago ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TIME;

COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESSURE ULCER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149116673     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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