Teaching Slow Clinical Observation Through Art: A Museum-Based Innovation in Undergraduate Nursing Education
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.2891 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 871 - 879
Submitted on: Jun 9, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 6, 2026
Published on: Sep 25, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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