An evaluation of a collaborative approach to the assessment of competence among nursing students of three universities in Ireland

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 493-499

  O'Connor, Tom ^a   Fealy, Gerard M ^a   Kelly, Mary ^b   Guinness, Ann Martina Mc ^c   Timmins, Fiona ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c Nurse Practice Development   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Collaboration; Competence; Ireland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 67349116776     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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