Comparison of self-assessed competence and experience among critical care nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 607-614

  O'Leary, Jerry ^a  

^a Network Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Critical care nurses; Nursing competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864299922     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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