Development of a virtual learning environment to enhance undergraduate nursing students' effectiveness and interest in working with older people

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 672-679

  Edwards, Helen ^a   Nash, Robyn ^a   Sacre, Sandra ^a   Courtney, Mary ^a   Abbey, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Older people; On line resources; Undergraduate nursing curricula; Web site

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CAREER CHOICE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; STUDENTS, NURSING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 46749129412     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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