Supporting learners in clinical practice: Capacity issues

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8 A, 2005, Pages 945-955

  Hutchings, Andy ^a   Williamson, Graham R ^b   Humphreys, Ann ^b  

^a NHSU First Contact Programme   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity issues; Clinical placements; Nurse education; Nursing; Placement learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE; STUDENTS, NURSING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 23944503838     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01239.x     Document Type: Article

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