Identifying and acquiring the contextual skills and knowledge for nursing practice in assisted reproductive technology: A grounded theory study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1738-1747

  Applegarth, Judith ^a   Dwyer, Trudy ^a   Moxham, Lorna ^a,b   Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology nursing; Grounded theory; Knowledge; Nursing practice; Skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NURSING PROCESS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING PROCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84876190917     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04275.x     Document Type: Article

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