Assessment of advanced practice palliative care nursing competencies in nurse practitioner students: Implications for the integration of ELNEC curricular modules

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 183-189

  Shea, Joyce ^a   Grossman, Sheila ^a   Wallace, Meredith ^b   Lange, Jean ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77951095281     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20090915-05     Document Type: Article

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