Identification of professional competencies needed for practicing registered nurses in urban and rural hospitals
dc.contributor.author | Isler, Barbara A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-19T01:45:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-19T01:45:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1981-05 | |
dc.identifier.uri | en | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10675.2/622421 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine if the hospital- location .s i gni fi cantly influenced the regis ter.ed nurses• competency needs .. A. sample of 112 urban and 80 rural .nurses was selected by Nursing Directors in 23 Georgia hospitals. Data were collected by use of a 113 item . competency questionnaire adapted from Clayton'·s (1978) work in thi.s area .. · Findings suggest the urban o~ rural hospital setting significantly . influences the competencies used by the registered nurse. Other findings include the acceptance percentage for ea-ch competency by the urban or. rural nurse indicating thei~ perception of nee~ and demographic characteristics of the two nurse populations. | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law. | en_US |
dc.subject | Rural Health | en_US |
dc.subject | Professional Competence | en_US |
dc.subject | Nursing | en_US |
dc.title | Identification of professional competencies needed for practicing registered nurses in urban and rural hospitals | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en |
dc.contributor.department | School of Nursing | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | N/A | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.description.committee | Clayton, Gloria Smith, Patricia Newberry, Lloyd | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-06-19T01:45:10Z |
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