To pass or to fail? Understanding the factors considered by faculty in the clinical evaluation of nursing students

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 631-636

  DeBrew, Jacqueline Kayler ^a   Lewallen, Lynne Porter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Nursing education; Reflective practice; Student evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895128339     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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