Challenges to student learning in the clinical setting: A qualitative descriptive study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 684-691

  Killam, Laura A ^a   Heerschap, Corey ^a  

^a Cambrian College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Clinical learning; Clinical teaching; Educator role; Nursing education; Nursing students; Qualitative research; Quality nursing education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878947314     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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