Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 517-525 , November 2009

The relationship between knowledge and clinical performance in novice and experienced critical care nurses

  • James Whyte IV, ND, ARNP

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Florida State University Tallahassee, Tallahassee, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: James Whyte IV, RM 415, Vivian Duxbury Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee Florida, 32310-4310
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  • Paul Ward, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and The Learning Systems Institute, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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  • David W. Eccles, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Learning Systems Institute and Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

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 This research was funded by the Office of Naval Research grant N00014-04-1-0588 and N00014-05-1-0785.

PII: S0147-9563(09)00003-X

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.12.006

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 517-525 , November 2009