Evaluating the learning experience of non medical prescribing students with their designated medical practitioners in their period of learning in practice: Results of a survey

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 879-885

  Ahuja, Jaya ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Designated medical practitioner; Learning experience; Mentor; Non medical; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MENTORS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349729879     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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