The theory-practice relationship in nursing: A debate

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 199-205

  Ousey, Karen ^a   Gallagher, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nursing; Practice; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WRITING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CORRESPONDENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; ENGLAND; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING CARE; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 34447332540     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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