The competence of nursing graduates from problem-based programs in South Africa

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 352-361

  Uys, Leana R ^a   Gwele, Nomthandazo S ^a   McInerney, Patricia ^a   Van Rhyn, Lily ^b   Tanga, Thobeka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 4644300778     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20040801-07     Document Type: Article

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