An action research project to evaluate the clinical practice facilitator role for junior nurses in an acute hospital setting

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 90-98

  Kelly, Daniel ^a   Simpson, Susan ^b   Brown, Pauline ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Clinical competence; Clinical nursing skills; Clinical teaching; Facilitation; Nurse education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MENTORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036363686     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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