Objective Structured Clinical Examination and Advanced Practice Nursing Students

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-191

  Kurz, Jane M ^a   Mahoney, Kathleen ^a   Martin Plank, Lori ^a   Lidicker, Jeff ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate students; Health assessment; OSCE; Standarized patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549137891     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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