A systematic review evaluating the impact of online or blended learning vs. face-to-face learning of clinical skills in undergraduate nurse education

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 255-270

  Mccutcheon, Karen ^a   Lohan, Maria ^a   Traynor, Marian ^a   Martin, Daphne ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Clinical skills; Nurse education; Online learning; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARDS; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNET; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY; TEACHING;

EID: 84921048831     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12509     Document Type: Article

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