Instruments Measuring Nursing Staff Competence in Community Health Care: A Systematic Literature Review

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 282-294

  Bing Jonsson, Pia Cecilie ^a   Bjørk, Ida Torunn ^a   Hofoss, Dag ^a   Kirkevold, Marit ^a   Foss, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

community health care; competence measurement; home care; nursing staff; psychological and educational measurement; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887549760     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822313494784     Document Type: Review

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