An evaluation of fitness for practice curricula: Self-efficacy, support and self-reported competence in preregistration student nurses and midwives

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1858-1867

  Lauder, William ^a   Watson, Roger ^b   Topping, Keith ^a   Holland, Karen ^c   Johnson, Martin ^c   Porter, Mary ^d   Roxburgh, Michelle ^a   Behr, Aga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competence; Curriculum; Education; Nurses; Nursing; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LICENSING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 45149134886     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02223.x     Document Type: Article

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