[The understanding of competencies and their application in nursing]

Rosa Maria Ruthes1, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm Cunha

  • 1Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Enfermagem, Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Administração dos Servicios de Saúde e Gerenciamento de Enfermagem (GEPAG), São Paulo, SP.

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