Educational preparation for maternal, child and family health nurses in Australia

International Nursing Review

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-207

  Kruske, S ^a   Grant, J ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Child and Family Health; Child Development; Credentialing; Curriculum; Education Standards; Maternal Child Health; Nursing Education

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FAMILY NURSING; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CREDENTIALING; FACULTY, NURSING; FAMILY NURSING; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS, NURSING;

EID: 84861221994     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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