Assessment of the nursing skill mix in Mozambique using a task analysis methodology

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Dgedge, Martinho ^a   Mendoza, Angel ^b   Necochea, Edgar ^c   Bossemeyer, Debora ^c   Rajabo, Maharifa ^b   Fullerton, Judith ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

^b JHPIEGO   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Independent Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892745315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-5     Document Type: Article

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