Development of the palliative care nursing self-competence scale

Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-241

  Desbiens, Jean François ^a   Fillion, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

content validation; instrument construction; nursing competence; palliative care; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959987440     PISSN: 15222179     EISSN: 15390705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0b013e318213d300     Document Type: Article

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