The effect of an e-learning course on nursing staff's knowledge of delirium: A before-and-after study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Van De Steeg, Lotte ^a   Jkema, Roelie I ^a,b   Wagner, Cordula ^a,c   Langelaan, Maaike ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delirium; E learning; Education; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DELIRIUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; TEACHING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DELIRIUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84924176309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0289-2     Document Type: Article

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