Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 389-396 , November 2008

Supporting student nurses on placement in nursing homes: The challenges for the link-tutor role

,Accepted 16 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2008.03.003

Nurse Education in Practice
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