Nurses' intentions to respond to bioterrorism and other infectious disease emergencies

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-16

  Grimes, Deanna E ^a   Mendias, Elnora P ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOTERRORISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LICENSURE, NURSING; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; TEXAS;

EID: 74549153999     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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