Integration of clinical judgment in the nursing curriculum: Challenges and perspectives

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 444-453

  Kantar, Lina ^a   Alexander, Rinda ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEBANON; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEBANON; PATIENT SAFETY; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84864812270     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20120615-03     Document Type: Article

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