The COPA model: A comprehensive framework designed to promote quality care and competence for patient safety

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 312-317

  Lenburg, Carrie B ^a   Klein, Colleen ^b   Abdur Rahman, Veronica ^c   Spencer, Tammy ^d   Boyer, Susan ^e  

^a CIAS Inc   (United States)

^b OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center   (United States)

^c MN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e Vermont Nurse Internship Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical evaluation; Competencies; Patient safety; Performance examinations; Practice outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349861897     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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