The impact and importance of clinical learning experience in supporting nursing students in end-of-life care: Cluster analysis

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 532-537

  Chow, Susan Ka Yee ^a   Wong, Lina T W ^a   Chan, Yik Kam ^a   Chung, Tin Yu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitude; Clinical experience; End of life care; Perceived competency

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84927694719     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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