Improving the quality of nursing students' clinical placements in nursing homes: An evaluation study

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 722-728

  Brynildsen, Grethe ^a   Bjørk, Ida Torunn ^b   Berntsen, Karin ^c   Hestetun, Margrete ^a  

^a Lovisenberg diakonale høgskole Lovisenberg Deaconal University College   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical placements; Learning environment; Nursing homes; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84918777411     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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