Exploring the hand hygiene competence of student nurses: A case of flawed self assessment

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-388

  Cole, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competence; Education and training; Flawed self assessment; Hand hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HANDWASHING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT; HAND DISINFECTION; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67349153058     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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