International student nurses' experiences of clinical practice in the Finnish health care system

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-157

  Mattila, Lea Riitta ^a   Pitkäjärvi, Marianne ^a   Eriksson, Elina ^a  

^a HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; International student nurse; Positive and negative experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONSUMER; ETHNOLOGY; FINLAND; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FINLAND; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949772109     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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