E-portfolios: Developing nurse practitioner competence and capability

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 70-76

  Anderson, Debra ^a   Gardner, Glenn ^a   Ramsbotham, Jo ^a   Tones, Megan ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capability; Competence; E portfolio; Nurse practitioner education

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649871238     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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