The CLES-Scale: An Evaluation Tool for Healthcare Education

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saarikoski, Mikko (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Strandell-Laine, Camilla (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Nursing-Study and teaching.; Health administration.; Medical care.; Public health.; Nursing Education.; Health Administration.; Health Services Research.

This contributed book is the first to focus on the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision (CLES) framework. The origin instrument version of the CLES-scale has been published in Finland in 2002, and has generated wide European and International interest. The CLES network has pursued Europe-wi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and concept definitions
• Part I - Clinical learning environment - theoretical and practical principles
• 1. The main elements of clinical learning in healthcare education
• 2. Methodological issues and development process of the CLES scales
• 3. Country validation of the CLES-scale; linguistic and cultural perspectives
• 4. The CLES scale as a national quality tool for clinical learning and teaching
• Part II - Ensuring the high quality of a clinical learning environment
• 5. A good clinical learning environment as an organisational challenge
• 6. Empowering the professionalization of nurses trough mentorship: implementation of the CLES framework in an international project
• 7. Cooperation between the clinical staff and the clinical teacher
• Part III - The CLES framework - New perspectives and areas for development
• 8. How can patient relationships and patient experiences be better utilised in student's clinical learning?
• 9. New ways and environments of using the CLES framework
• 10. Possibilities of e-learning and new information technologies in clinical teaching.