The impact of clinical placement location on nursing students' competence and preparedness for practice

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-255

  Edwards, Helen ^a   Smith, Sheree ^a   Courtney, Mary ^a   Finlayson, Kathleen ^a   Chapman, Helen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical placements; Competence; Confidence; Rural nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2442549975     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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