Clinical Instructors' Experience of Managing Students' Errors: A Qualitative Study

Ronak Shahoei1, Mohammad Fathi, Sina Valiee

  • 1About the Authors Ronak Shahoei, PhD, MSN, BSN, is an associate professor, Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Mohammad Fathi, PhD, MSN, BSN, is an assistant professor, and Sina Valiee, PhD, MSN, BSN, is an associate professor, Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. This study was approved by Research Council of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences No. 105 and the Code of Ethics Committee of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUK.REC.1392.105). The researchers are grateful to the clinical instructors whose participation made this research possible and to the Vice Chancellor for Research & Technology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. For more information, contact Dr. Valiee at Valiee@muk.ac.ir.

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