An evaluation of the role of the clinical placement coordinator in student nurse support in the clinical area

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-483

  Drennan, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical learning environment; Clinical placement coordinator; Nursing students; Republic of Ireland; Supervision; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TEACHER; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRELAND; JOB DESCRIPTION; MENTORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0036832463     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02396.x     Document Type: Article

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