Validation of a New Instrument for Self-Assessment of Nurses’ Core Competencies in Palliative Care

Competence can be seen as a prerequisite for high quality nursing in clinical settings. Few research studies have focused on nurses’ core competencies in clinical palliative care and few measurement tools have been developed to explore these core competencies. The purpose of this study was to test a...

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Main Authors: Kari Slåtten, Ove Hatlevik, Lisbeth Fagerström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Nursing Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/615498