Assessment of learning in contemporary nurse education: Do we need standardised examination for nurse registration?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-72

  Wellard, Sally J ^a   Bethune, Elizabeth ^b   Heggen, Kristin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Nursing education; Student assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING THEORY; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LICENSURE, NURSING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NORWAY; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY;

EID: 33845231616     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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