Taiwanese Nursing Students' Perceived Knowledge and Clinical Comfort With Genetics

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-132

  Hsiao, Chiu Yueh ^a   Van Riper, Marcia ^b   Lee, Shu Hsing ^a   Chen, Suh Jen ^c   Lin, Shu Chin ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical comfort; Genetics education; Nursing students; Perceived knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL GENETICS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956271913     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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