Misplaced confidence in a profession's ability to safeguard the public?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 136-142

  Shanley, Eamon ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035256855     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/nedt.2000.0527     Document Type: Article

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