The impact of a distance learning death and dying course: An analysis of student self-reported changes

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 509-518

  Silverdale, Natalie ^a   Katz, Jeanne ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Death and dying; Distance learning; End of life care; Palliative care; Self assessment; Self reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 27144442727     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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