Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 108-112 , March 2010

Field visit placements: An integrated and community approach to learning in children’s nursing

  • Ann Cummins

      Affiliations

    • Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 21 4901518; fax: +353 21 4901493.
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  • Sean McCloskey

      Affiliations

    • Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland
    • ,
  • Maria O’Shea

      Affiliations

    • Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland
    • ,
  • Bebhinn O’Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
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  • Kay Whooley

      Affiliations

    • Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland
    • ,
  • Eileen Savage

      Affiliations

    • Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland

,Accepted 21 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.04.004

Nurse Education in Practice
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