A study of community healthcare competency among public health nurses

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-296

  Guo, Shiau Jing ^b   Hsu, Chi Ho ^a   Lin, Chouh Jiaun ^c  

^a JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Community health nursing; Health stations; Professional competency; Public health nurse; Public health nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TAIWAN;

EID: 65849140951     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387316.05139.32     Document Type: Article

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