Is simulation a substitute for real life clinical experience in midwifery? A qualitative examination of perceptions of educational leaders

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 682-686

  McKenna, Lisa ^a   Bogossian, Fiona ^b   Hall, Helen ^a   Brady, Susannah ^b   Fox Young, Stephanie ^b   Cooper, Simon ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Curricula; Midwifery; Qualitative; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; TEACHING;

AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT SIMULATION; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 80052722423     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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