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dc.contributor.authorScully, Natashiaen
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-29T14:29:00Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.citationCollegian, 18(2), p. 93-98en
dc.identifier.issn1876-7575en
dc.identifier.issn1322-7696en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8259-
dc.description.abstractMatching textbook descriptions of clinical situations with the reality of practice is an ongoing problem faced by members of the nursing profession and is commonly referred to as the "theory-practice gap". This ubiquitous gap is inevitably encountered by all nurses at various times; yet it is widely agreed that it is student nurses - given their novice, rule governed status - who find themselves in the midst of the theory-practice void. This paper will discuss the nature of the theory-practice gap and skill acquisition, in relation to a personal experience of mine as an undergraduate nursing student, and its significance in relation to student anxiety levels, nurse education (specifically the roles of the classroom teacher and clinical educators), teaching methods and the responsibility of the student to become accountable for their own education. I intend to communicate how my personal situation was dealt with and evaluate that experience in relation to current nursing literature. Ultimately, this discussion will demonstrate the value of reflection underpinning the development of competency in nursing and its role in bridging the theory-practice gap.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherElsevier BVen
dc.relation.ispartofCollegianen
dc.titleThe theory-practice gap and skill acquisition: An issue for nursing educationen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.colegn.2010.04.002en
dc.subject.keywordsHigher Educationen
dc.subject.keywordsClinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)en
dc.subject.keywordsNursingen
local.contributor.firstnameNatashiaen
local.subject.for2008111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)en
local.subject.for2008111099 Nursing not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.for2008130103 Higher Educationen
local.subject.seo2008929999 Health not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo2008939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classifieden
local.profile.emailnscully2@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryC1en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20110509-132857en
local.publisher.placeNetherlandsen
local.format.startpage93en
local.format.endpage98en
local.identifier.scopusid79954630914en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume18en
local.identifier.issue2en
local.title.subtitleAn issue for nursing educationen
local.contributor.lastnameScullyen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:nscully2en
local.profile.roleauthoren
local.identifier.unepublicationidune:8434en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleThe theory-practice gap and skill acquisitionen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorScully, Natashiaen
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.identifier.wosid000290505200009en
local.year.published2011en
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