Beyond competencies: Using a capability framework in developing practice standards for advanced practice nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2728-2735

  O'Connell, Jane ^a   Gardner, Glenn ^a   Coyer, Fiona ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced practice; Capability; Clinical competence; Context specificity; Dynamic practice; Nurse practitioner; Practice standards; Situated cognition

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARDS;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84909978914     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12475     Document Type: Article

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