Simulated experiences: Nursing students share their perspectives

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 859-866

  Baxter, Pamela ^a   Akhtar Danesh, Noori ^a   Valaitis, Ruta ^a   Stanyon, Wendy ^b   Sproul, Susan ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^c Durham College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nursing education; Nursing student; Q methodology; Simulation; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; LEARNING; ONTARIO; PATIENT SIMULATION; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 70349826848     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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