An investigation on the nursing competence of southern taiwan nurses who have passed n3 case report accreditation

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-212

  Lin, Ming Chen ^a   Chen, Ching Huey ^b  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case report; Clinical ladder; Nurse; Nursing competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TAIWAN; WRITING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TAIWAN; WRITING;

EID: 7044241184     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387504.21749.c3     Document Type: Article

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