Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 405-411 , November 2008

Feedback: An essential element of student learning in clinical practice

  • Mary P. Clynes

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  • Sara E.C. Raftery

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,Accepted 10 February 2008.

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Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 405-411 , November 2008

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