eLearning, knowledge brokering, and nursing: Strengthening collaborative practice in long-term care

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 264-273

  Halabisky, Brenda ^a   Humbert, Jennie ^a   Stodel, Emma J ^b   MacDonald, Colla J ^a   Chambers, Larry W ^a   Doucette, Suzanne ^a   Dalziel, William B ^a,c   Conklin, James ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Learning 4 Excellence ^*  (Canada)

^c Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario   (Canada)

^d Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

eLearning; Interprofessional learning resource; Long term care; Nurse practitioners; Nurses; Pharmacists; Physicians

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TEACHING;

AGED; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77956248210     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181ec28b9     Document Type: Article

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