Competency assessment tools for registered nurses: An integrative review

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-37

  Wilkinson, Crystal A ^a  

^a SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873921732     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20121101-53     Document Type: Article

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