Academics' perceptions of the professional or clinical doctorate: Findings of a national survey

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2272-2279

  Ellis, Lorraine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academics' perceptions; Clinical practice; Education; Nurses; Nursing; Practice evaluation; Professional doctorate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFLICT; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FACULTY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FACULTY, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING FACULTY PRACTICE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 36348972290     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02120.x     Document Type: Article

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