Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69 , January 2011

Implementing a clinical competency assessment model that promotes critical reflection and ensures nursing graduates’ readiness for professional practice

  • Tracy Levett-Jones

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  • Jean Gersbach

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  • Carol Arthur

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  • Jan Roche

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,Accepted 19 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2010.07.004

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 64-69 , January 2011

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