The first year of practice: An investigation of the professional learning and development of promising novice physical therapists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1758-1773

  Black, Lisa L ^a   Jensen, Gail M ^a   Mostrom, Elizabeth ^b   Perkins, Jan ^b   Ritzline, Pamela D ^c   Hayward, Lorna ^d   Blackmer, Betsy ^d  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; WRITING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROFESSIONAL ROLE; WRITING;

EID: 79952115795     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100078     Document Type: Article

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