Using objective structured clinical examinations to meet clinical competence evaluation challenges with distance education students

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-88

  Robbins, Leslie K ^a   Hoke, Mary M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurses; Distance education; Nursing education; Psychiatric clinical competence evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149180200     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2008.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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