The meaning of empowerment for nursing students: A critical incident study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 342-351

  Bradbury Jones, Caroline ^a   Sambrook, Sally ^b   Irvine, Fiona ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical placements; Critical incident technique; Disempowerment; Empowerment; Mentors; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NURSING STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, NURSING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547180258     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04331.x     Document Type: Article

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