Bridging the gap: A descriptive study of knowledge and skill needs in the first year of oncology nurse practitioner practice

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-201

  Rosenzweig, Margaret ^a   Giblin, Joan ^b   Mickle, Marsha ^c   Morse, Allison ^d   Sheehy, Patricia ^e   Sommer, Valerie ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Kansas City Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859741572     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.195-201     Document Type: Article

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