Attitudes towards the Infection Prevention and Control Nurse: An interview study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 648-658

  Ward, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Infection prevention nurse; Nurse education; Nurse mentors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STUDENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; MALE; MENTORS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84864302316     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01354.x     Document Type: Article

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