Background Community nursing placements play an increasingly important part in the
undergraduate nursing students learning experience as a greater proportion of health care …

Context: This study, underpinned by Critical Realism, re-analysed interview data acquired to
examine the views and experiences of four stakeholder groups involved in the delivery of …

This paper highlights the importance of effective clinical experiences for pre-registration
nursing students and the wealth of published work associated with practice learning …

Critical realism is a philosophy of science, and not exclusively a theory of learning. However,
because philosophic and scientific practice can be considered types of learning, a …

This paper acknowledges the critical importance of effective practice learning experiences
within pre-registration nursing programmes and recognises that such student experiences …

This study, underpinned by Critical Realism, explores the use of block and integrated
placement frameworks within employer-sponsored pre-registration nursing programmes at a …

Researchers need to clearly identify the philosophical assumptions that underpin their work
if they are to ensure it can be exposed to appropriate academic scrutiny. This paper …