Virtual patients for assessment of clinical reasoning in nursing - A pilot study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 757-762

  Forsberg, Elenita ^a   Georg, Carina ^b   Ziegert, Kristina ^a   Fors, Uno ^b,c  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical reasoning; Nursing education; Virtual patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS, NURSING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755163597     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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