Understanding the influences on self-confidence among first-year undergraduate nursing students in Ireland

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 145-157

  Chesser Smyth, Patricia A ^a   Long, Tony ^b  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Nurse; Nursing; Self confidence; Self efficacy; Student; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRELAND; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84871290221     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06001.x     Document Type: Article

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