The development and validation of the on-the-job learning styles questionnaire for the nursing profession

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 480-492

  Berings, Marjolein G M C ^a   Poell, Rob F ^a   Simons, P Robert Jan ^b   Van Veldhoven, Marc J P M ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuous professional development; Instrument development; Instrument validation; Learning styles; Nurses; Questionnaire; Situation response design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34249049494     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04252.x     Document Type: Article

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