'The placement was probably the tipping point' - The narratives of recently discontinued students

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 182-186

  Hamshire, Claire ^a   Willgoss, Thomas G ^a   Wibberley, Christopher ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Clinical placements; Narratives; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENT; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; NARRATION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860638052     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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