Impact of Nursing Learning Environments on Adaptive Competency Development in Baccalaureate Nursing Students.

Laschinger, Heather K. Spence

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ERIC Number: EJ440685

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Impact of Nursing Learning Environments on Adaptive Competency Development in Baccalaureate Nursing Students.

Laschinger, Heather K. Spence

Journal of Professional Nursing, v8 n2 p105-14 Mar-Apr 1992

Kolb's experiential learning theory was used as a framework to study 179 generic baccalaureate students' perceptions of the different types of learning environments and adaptive competencies. Clinical experience and preceptorships contributed more to competency development than did nursing or nonnursing classes. (JOW)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Cognitive Style, Competence, Educational Environment, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Nursing Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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