Measuring the qualities of nurses: Development and testing of the qualities of nurses scale

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-117

  Johnson, Maree ^a   Cowin, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attrition; Nurse Recruitment; Nurse Self image; Nursing Career; Perceptions of Nursing Qualities of Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877964925     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5480/1536-5026-34.2.111     Document Type: Article

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