Development and validation of the Psychotropic Education and Knowledge (PEAK) test on psychotropic drugs for nurses in an acute geriatric care setting

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 135-141

  Wauters, M ^a   Azermai, M ^a   Perehudoff, K ^a   Versluys, K ^b   Steeman, E ^c,d   Petrovic, M ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aged; Antipsychotic agents; Health knowledge; Hypnotics and sedatives; Nurses; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTROPIC EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE TEST;

EID: 84961176844     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2016.02.002     Document Type: Article

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