Critical thinking and clinical competence: Results of the implementation of student-centered teaching strategies in an advanced practice nurse curriculum

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-59

  Distler, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse education; Critical thinking; Evidence based practice; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; TEACHING; THINKING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TEACHING; THINKING;

EID: 33845974446     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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