Student nurses' experiences of anxiety in the clinical setting

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 785-789

  Melincavage, Sharon M ^a  

^a CEDAR CREST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Clinical; Qualitative; Student nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755153641     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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