An exploration of the clinical learning experience of nursing students in nine European countries

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 809-815

  Warne, Tony ^a   Johansson, Unn Britt ^b   Papastavrou, Evridiki ^c   Tichelaar, Erna ^d   Tomietto, Marco ^e   den Bossche, Koen Van ^f   Moreno, Maria Flores Vizcaya ^g   Saarikoski, Mikko ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Sophiahemmet AB   (Sweden)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^d WINDESHEIM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^f Catholic University of Applied Sciences of Kempen   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical placements; Mentorship; Nurse education; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; TEACHER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTORS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRECEPTORSHIP; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 77957890878     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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