title: Knowledge skills of the home healthcare nurse.
abstract: As nurses make the transition from acute care settings to home care, it is important to understand their learning needs so that effective orientation and staff-development programs can be planned. This study identifies the knowledge and skills most needed by home care nurses by surveying nurses who currently practice in the field.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Tennessee-Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Ark
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nies
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires