Levels of reflective thinking and patient safety: An investigation of the mechanisms that impact on student learning in a single cohort over a 5 year curriculum

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-310

  Ambrose, Lucy J ^a   Ker, Jean S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human error; Human factors; Medical education; Patient safety; Realist evaluation; Reflection; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDS; THINKING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT SAFETY; THINKING;

EID: 84903900391     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-013-9470-8     Document Type: Article

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