Asssessment of practice in intensive care: Students' perceptions of a clinical competence assessment tool

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 276-283

  Hanley, Elaine ^a   Higgins, Agnes ^b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Assessment of clinical competence; Assessment tools; Intensive care nursing; Students' perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844488375     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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