Utility of the theory of planned behavior to predict nursing staff blood pressure monitoring behaviours

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 461-470

  Nelson, Joan M ^a   Cook, Paul F ^a   Ingram, Jennifer C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure measurement; Nursing education; Provider behaviour; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84893098402     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12183     Document Type: Article

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