International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 446-451 , April 2010

Cognitions associated with nurse performance: A comparison of concurrent and retrospective verbal reports of nurse performance in a simulated task environment

  • James Whyte IV

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: The Florida State University, College of Nursing, RM 415, Vivian Duxbury Hall, Tallahassee, FL 32310-4310, United States. Tel.: +1 850 644 5359; fax: +1 850 645 7321.
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  • Eileen Cormier
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  • Roxanne Pickett-Hauber

Received 5 May 2009 ,Revised 28 August 2009 ,Accepted 4 September 2009.

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☆ This research was funded by a grant from the Office of Naval Research, United States Department of Defense, Grant # N00014-04-1-0.

PII: S0020-7489(09)00308-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.09.001

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 446-451 , April 2010

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