Competency assessment methods - Tool and processes: A survey of nurse preceptors in Ireland

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 298-303

  Butler, Mary Pat ^a   Cassidy, Irene ^a   Quillinan, Bernie ^a   Fahy, Anne ^a   Bradshaw, Carmel ^a   Tuohy, Dympna ^a   O'Connor, Maureen ^a   Mc Namara, Mary C ^b   Egan, Geraldine ^b   Tierney, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Competency assessment; Preceptors; Student nurses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960227487     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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