Nurses' competencies in disaster nursing: Implications for curriculum development and public health

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 3289-3303

  Loke, Alice Yuen ^a   Fung, Olivia Wai Man ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Competencies; Disaster nursing; Disaster nursing curriculum

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; LABOR STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DISASTER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; NURSING COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORK EXPERIENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DISASTER MEDICINE; EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARDS;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

DISASTER MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING;

EID: 84897862982     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110303289     Document Type: Article

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