The practice-based small group learning approach: Making evidence-based practice come alive for learners

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 671-675

  Overton, Githa K ^a   Kelly, Diane ^b   McCalister, Peter ^c   Jones, Jane ^d   MacVicar, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c The Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d The Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing Professional Development; Evidence based nursing practice; Practice based learning; Small group learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 67649398849     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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