A clinical extern program evaluation: Implications for nurse educators

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages E1-E8

  Durrant, Michele ^a   Crooks, Dauna ^b   Pietrolungo, Lara ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SATISFACTION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 74349099617     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NND.0b013e31819ad50d     Document Type: Article

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