Developing a successful nursing objective structured clinical examination

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-41

  McWilliam, Paula ^a   Botwinski, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE PLAYING; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 77951067068     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20090915-01     Document Type: Article

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