Professional roles and communications in clinical placements: A qualitative study of nursing students' perceptions and some models for practice

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 861-874

  Andrews, Gavin J ^a   Brodie, David A ^b   Andrews, Justin P ^c   Hillan, Edith ^a   Gail Thomas, B ^c   Wong, Josephine ^a   Rixon, Lorna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical placements; Geography; Models; Nurse education; Place; Retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; ENGLAND; FACULTY, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33746786378     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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