Readiness for practice: The senior practicum experience

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 646-652

  Casey, Kathy ^a   Fink, Regina ^a,e   Jaynes, Cathy ^b   Campbell, Linda ^c   Cook, Paul ^a   Wilson, Vicki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80455168779     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20110817-03     Document Type: Article

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