What are the criteria that mentors use to make judgements on the clinical performance of student mental health nurses? An exploratory study of the formal written communication at the end of clinical nursing practice modules

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 407-416

  Brown, N ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Competencies; Outcomes; Personal qualities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STANDARD;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0034308712     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2000.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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