Strengthening communication education in an undergraduate nursing curriculum

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Boschma, Geertje ^a   Einboden, Rochelle ^a   Groening, Marlee ^a   Jackson, Cathryn ^a   MacPhee, Maura ^a   Marshall, Helga ^a   O'Flynn Magee, Kathy ^a   Simpson, Peggy ^a   Tognazzini, Paula ^a   Haney, Catherine ^a   Croxen, Hanneke ^a   Roberts, Erica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

communication competency; communication education; learning centered; nursing; undergraduate curriculum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; TEACHING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; TEACHING;

EID: 77955244298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.2043     Document Type: Article

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