Letter: Contributing to nursing knowledge.

Contributing Knowledge to a Large Integrated System

SUMMARY. Methods currently available for creating integrated computer systems from several independently produced expert systems are inadequate for large applications. This paper describes the EUROWELD system, the product of a EUREKA project (259) which has been initiated in order to develop and integrate twelve expert systems within the domain of welding engineering. Groups from six countries ...

Contributing Knowledge to Electronic Knowledge Repositories: An Empirical Investigation

Organizations are attempting to leverage their knowledge resources by employing knowledge management (KM) systems, a key form of which are electronic knowledge repositories (EKRs). A large number of KM initiatives fail due to reluctance of employees to share knowledge through these systems. Motivated by such concerns, this study formulates and tests a theoretical model to explain EKR usage by k...

Factors contributing to medication errors in Jordan: a nursing perspective

BACKGROUND Significant efforts have been directed to understand medication errors in recent years. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the factors contributing to medication errors and related areas for improvement, as perceived by nurses. METHODS Two hundred registered nurses were asked to complete a questionnaire which asked them to identify types, stages and issues perceived a...

factors contributing to medication errors in jordan: a nursing perspective

background : significant efforts have been directed to understand medication errors in recent years. therefore, this study was conducted to determine the factors contributing to medication errors and related areas for improvement, as perceived by nurses. methods : two hundred registered nurses were asked to complete a questionnaire which asked them to identify types, stages and issues perceived...

European nursing research and its contribution to nursing knowledge development.