Promoting skill building and confidence in freshman nursing students with a "Skills-a-Thon"

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 460-464

  Roberts, Susan T ^a   Vignato, Julie A ^a   Moore, Joan L ^a   Madden, Carol A ^a  

^a MiraCosta College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHER; THINKING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; MENTORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING, PRACTICAL; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 70349324806     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20090518-05     Document Type: Review

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