Perceptions and experiences of nursing students enrolled in a palliative and end-of-life nursing elective: A qualitative study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 777-781

  Hold, Judith L ^a   Blake, Barbara J ^a   Ward, Elizabeth N ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apprenticeship; End of life; Nursing education; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PALLIATIVE NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929286067     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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