Competence requirements in intensive and critical care nursing - Still in need of definition? A Delphi study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 329-336

  Lakanmaa, Riitta Liisa ^a   Suominen, Tarja ^a,b   Perttilä, Juha ^c   Puukka, Pauli ^d   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competence; Critical care; Intensive care; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING DISCIPLINE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 84869089745     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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