Subjectivity and the valid assessment of pre-registration student nurse clinical learning outcomes: Implications for mentors

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-39

  Cassidy, Simon ^a  

^a PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holistic assessment; Humanistic learning; Reflective practice; Student mentor relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TEACHER; THINKING; TRUST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MENTORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRECEPTORSHIP; PREJUDICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING; TRUST;

EID: 58149352958     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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