Differences in clinical reasoning among nurses working in highly specialised paediatric care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 870-879

  Andersson, Nina ^a   Klang, Birgitta ^a   Petersson, Gunilla ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Clinical nurse specialist; Problem solving; Professional development; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857034830     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03935.x     Document Type: Article

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