A method of teaching clinical problem-solving skills to primary health care student nurses

South African Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-63

  Truscott, A ^a   Couper, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clinical problem solving process; Mind maps; Nurse clinicians; Phc nurse training; Self teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; LEARNING STYLE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STUDENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEACHING;

EID: 77952016463     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2010.10873937     Document Type: Article

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