Effect of certification in oncology nursing on nursing-sensitive outcomes

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Coleman, Elizabeth Ann ^a   Coon, Sharon K ^b   Lockhart, Kimberly ^c   Kennedy, Robert L ^a   Montgomery, Robert ^d   Copeland, Nevada ^a   McNatt, Paula ^a   Savell, Shelia ^a   Stewart, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Baptist Health Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549110350     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/09.CJON.165-172     Document Type: Article

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