Teaching psychology: the Australian view
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Teaching psychology: the Australian view

Paul Morrison Lecturer, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff

Teaching psychology to student nurses has assumed great importance in recent years. Making the course applicable to clinical practice, however, remains a challenge. The author discusses techniques being used in Australia to make psychology relevant to nursing and highlights aspects which could be adopted in the UK.

Nursing Standard. 7, 44, 25-27. doi: 10.7748/ns.7.44.25.s53

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