The validity and reliability of methods to assess the competence to practise of pre-registration nursing and midwifery students

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-145

  Norman, Ian J ^a   Watson, Roger ^b   Murrells, Trevor ^a   Calman, Lynn ^c   Redfern, Sally ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competence; Midwifery; Nursing

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CALCULATION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDWIFE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCIENCE; SKILL; TEACHER; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; MIDWIFERY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0036466791     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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