A systematic review evaluating the impact of post-registration nursing and midwifery education on practice

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 64-69

  Gijbels, Harry ^a   O'Connell, Rhona ^a   Dalton O'Connor, Caroline ^a   O'Donovan, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Post registration education; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 75949127146     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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