The lived experiences of general student nurses on their first clinical placement: A phenomenological study

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 320-327

  Chesser Smyth, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical environment; Facilitation; Learning; Preparation for practice; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744575307     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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