A comparison of competencies between problem-based learning and non-problem-based graduate nurses

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-134

  Applin, Harrison ^a   Williams, Beverly ^b   Day, Rene ^b   Buro, Karen ^c  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competencies; Graduate nursing; Non problem based learning; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79151474515     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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