Illuminating the essential elements of the role of the clinical placement co-ordinator: A phenomenological inquiry

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1516-1524

  McNamara, Martin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical learning environment; Clinical placement co ordinator; Ireland; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; JOB DESCRIPTION; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 34547481957     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01768.x     Document Type: Article

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