Has undergraduate education prepared occupational therapy students for possible practice in palliative care?

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 224-232

  Meredith, Pamela Joy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical guideline; Palliative care; Professional education; Survey; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 77955139954     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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