Clinical learning environment, supervision and nurse teacher evaluation scale: Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2085-2093

  Johansson, Unn Britt ^a   Kaila, Päivi ^b   Ahlner Elmqvist, Marianne ^c   Leksell, Janeth ^d   Isoaho, Hannu ^e   Saarikoski, Mikko ^f  

^a Sweden Karolinska Institutet Department of Clinical Sciences Danderyd Hospital Stressrehab FoU Danderyd   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Statcon Ltd   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Instrument development; Learning environment; Nurse teachers; Psychometrics; Swedish version

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; SWEDEN; TEACHER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; SWEDEN; TRANSLATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955259680     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05370.x     Document Type: Article

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