The Effectiveness of Interventions for Improving the Research Literacy of Nurses: A Systematic Review

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 265-272

  Hines, Sonia ^a   Ramsbotham, Joanne ^a   Coyer, Fiona ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interventions; Research literacy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION LITERACY; NURSE; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION LITERACY; NURSES; RESEARCH;

EID: 84943401940     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12106     Document Type: Review

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