Reflections on a study tour to explore history taking and physical assessment education

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-40

  Rushforth, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced practice; History taking; Nurse education; Physical assessment

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CURRICULUM; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37049038049     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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