'A Juggling Act': An analysis of the impact of providing clinical placements for pre-registration students on the organisation of community nursing and health visiting work

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-209

  Kenyon, Lynn ^a   Peckover, Sue ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical placement; Community; Mentor; Nurse Education; Organisation of work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTORS; PRECEPTORSHIP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 38849135404     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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