Assessing competency in nursing: A comparison of nurses prepared through degree and diploma programmes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-94

  Clinton, Michael ^a   Murrells, Trevor ^a   Robinson, Sarah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competence; Competencies; Degree; Diploma; Graduateness; Preregistration education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; REGISTRATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 13544271024     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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