Nurses' and managers' perceptions of continuing professional development for older and younger nurses: A focus group study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-43

  Pool, Inge ^a   Poell, Rob ^b   ten Cate, Olle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age groups; Continuing professional development; Focus groups; Nurses; Older nurses; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84877256274     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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