Nurses’ Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
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Nurses' Knowledge Regarding Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Abstract Introduction: Problem solving is an essential skill for living at present century. Problem solving skills and knowledge-based decision making are expected behaviors from nursing students and learning these skills should be initiated during student period. Objective: The purpose of present study was to determine the problem solving skills and their related factors in undergraduate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Lupine Online Journal of Nursing & Health care
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2637-6695
DOI: 10.32474/lojnhc.2018.01.000124