Diagnostic reasoning processes using patient simulation in different learning environments

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-72

  Wong, Thomas K S ^a   Chung, Joanne W Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Decision making strategies; Diagnostic reasoning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING;

CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT SIMULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036358376     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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