Nurses' perception of disaster: Implications for disaster nursing curriculum

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 3165-3171

  Olivia, Fung Wm ^a   Claudia, Lai Ky ^a   Yuen, Loke Alice ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Disaster planning; Hong Kong; Nurses; Nursing education; Perception; Preparation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; DISASTERS; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349914171     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02777.x     Document Type: Article

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