Clinical competence in palliative nursing in Norway: The importance of good care routines

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-86

  Slåtten, Kari ^a   Fagerström, Lisbeth ^a,b,c   Hatlevik, Ove Edvard ^d  

^a LOVISENBERG DIACONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care routine; Clinical competence; Palliative care; Symptom management.; The ESAS

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; NAUSEA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950470224     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2010.16.2.46753     Document Type: Review

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