Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 293-302 , September 2005

Preparing for Practice: Students' Reflections on Their Final Clinical Experience

  • Cathy Cooper, EdD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Ms. Cooper: School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004.
    • ,
  • Lois B. Taft, DNSc, RN

      Affiliations

    • Professor, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
    • ,
  • Mary Thelen, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Nurse Educator, Critical Care Unit, Luther Midelfort Mayo Health System, Eau Claire, WI
    • Graduate Student, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.07.002

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 293-302 , September 2005

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