Student-centered outcomes evaluation of the clinical immersion program: Five years later

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 628-635

  Diefenbeck, Cynthia A ^a   Hayes, Evelyn R ^a   Wade, Gail H ^a   Herrman, Judith W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; BENCHMARKING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80455162250     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20110729-02     Document Type: Article

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