Clinical nursing competence of RN-to-BSN students in a nursing concept-based curriculum in Taiwan

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 536-545

  Lee Hsieh, Jane ^a,b   Kao, Chihui ^a   Kuo, Chienlin ^a   Tseng, Hung Fu ^b  

^a Junior College   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; TAIWAN; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPATHY; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN;

EID: 11444262621     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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