Happy to help/happy to be here: Identifying components of successful clinical placements for undergraduate nursing students

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 49, Issue , 2017, Pages 27-32

  Doyle, Kerrie ^a   Sainsbury, Kathryn ^b   Cleary, Sonja ^a   Parkinson, Lauren ^a   Vindigni, Dein ^a   McGrath, Ian ^a   Cruickshank, Mary ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

CLES + T student survey; Clinical placement; Successful practicum; Undergraduate nursing students; Welcoming and happy staff

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRECEPTORSHIP; STUDENTS, NURSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84995919535     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.11.001     Document Type: Article

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