Pressure ulcer prevention: Development and psychometric validation of a knowledge assessment instrument

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-410

  Beeckman, D ^a,b   Vanderwee, K ^a   Demarre L ^a   Paquay, L ^c,d   Van Hecke, A ^a   Defloor, T ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Arteveldehogeschool   (Belgium)

^c Wit Gele Kruis West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Instrument; Knowledge; Nursing; Pressure ulcers; Prevention; Psychometric; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77549086891     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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