Nursing students' perceptions toward the nursing profession from clinical practicum in a baccalaureate nursing program - A qualitative study

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-168

  Tseng, Hui Chen ^a   Wang, Hsiu Hung ^a   Weng, Wei Che ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical practicum; Nursing education; Nursing student; Phenomenology approach; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACCALAUREATE NURSING STUDENT; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSING AS A PROFESSION; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; TAIWAN;

EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; VALUE OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875252331     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2012.08.027     Document Type: Article

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