Excellence in nursing: A model for implementing family systems nursing in nursing practice at an institutional level in Iceland

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 456-468

  Svavardottir, Erla Kolbrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Education; Family nursing in Iceland; Family Systems Nursing; Implementation; International family nursing; Knowledge translation; Practice

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FAMILY NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ICELAND; MASS COMMUNICATION; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FAMILY NURSING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; ICELAND; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 58249130607     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840708328123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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