Geriatric Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , March 2007

The Development and Testing of a Questionnaire to Measure Complexity of Nursing Work Performed in Nursing Homes: NCCQ-NH

  • Donna Velasquez, PhD, RN, FNP-BC

      Affiliations

    • DONNA VELASQUEZ, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, is a clinical associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing in Tucson, Arizona.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.01.009

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , March 2007

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