Learning that leads to action impact and characteristics of a professional education approach to improve the care of critically ill children and their families

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-322

  Solomon, Mildred Z ^a,b   Browning, David M ^a,b   Dokken, Deborah L ^b   Merriman, Melanie P ^c   Rushton, Cynda H ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c Touchstone Consulting   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950950653     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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