Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 227-232 , July 2010

Application and student evaluation of a Clinical Progression Portfolio: A pilot

  • Marie Cooke

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 07 373 57985; fax: +61 07 373 55431.
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  • Marion Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Meadowbrook, QLD 4131, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 07 338 21225; fax: +61 07 338 21277.
    • ,
  • Wendy Moyle

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 07 373 55526; fax: +61 07 373 55431.
    • ,
  • Amanda Henderson

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Practice Development Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital/Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 07 3240 2780; fax: +61 07 3240 7356.
    • ,
  • Jenny Murfield

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 07 373 55273; fax: +61 07 373 57855.

,Accepted 15 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.11.010

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 227-232 , July 2010

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