The clinical learning portfolio: A practice development experience in gerontological nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8 B, 2005, Pages 75-83

  Coffey, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gerontological nursing; Learning; Portfolio; Practice development

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944524331     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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