In nursing literature, the phrase 'theory-practice gap'is widely used without common
definition or description of its underlying concept. This review paper presents a concept …

In Europe, there have been reforms in nursing education during last years and many
political papers have been published. The reforms have given need for harmonising nursing …

The overall aim of the study was to develop a composite and comparative view of what
factors enhance the learning experiences of student nurses whilst they are in clinical …

Many European countries are faced with health workforce shortages and the need to
develop effective recruitment and retention (R&R) strategies. Yet comparative studies on …

The last two decades have seen widespread changes in nursing education. The clinical
environment remains important for the development of nursing students' confidence in and …

Clinical teaching practice of nurse educators is important in the development of clinical
competence of undergraduate nursing students, but it is often not done according to best …

Objective Clinical environment remains an important aspect in the development of student's
competence, confidence and fulfillment of their expected learning outcomes. Preceptors and …

Clinical placements are essential for students to develop clinical skills to qualify as nurses.
However, various difficulties encountered by nursing students during their clinical education …

This study investigates the workplace learning experiences of recently appointed lecturers in
UK higher education in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions. Health care …

Aim The aims of the study were 1) to investigate to what extent nursing students were
satisfied with the supervision provided by facilitators (preceptor, head preceptor, and clinical …