Nursing at its best: Competent and caring

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Rhodes, Marilyn K ^a   Morris, Arlene H ^a   Lazenby, Ramona Browder ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Caring; Competence; Image of nursing; Motivation; Nursing education; Nursing profession; Nursing shortage; Nursing student recruitment; Nursing values; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; STANDARD;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 79955000486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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