Clinical instructors' perceptions of behaviors that comprise entry-level clinical performance in physical therapist students: A qualitative study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 833-843

  Jette, Diane U ^a   Bertoni, Alicia ^b   Coots, Renee ^b   Johnson, Heidi ^b   McLaughlin, Catherine ^b   Weisbach, Cody ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHER;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 34347358570     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070003     Document Type: Article

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