Attitude toward nursing of students earning a second degree and traditional baccalaureate students: Are they different?

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 273-278

  Toth, Jean C ^a   Dobratz, Marjorie A ^b   Boni, Mary Sharon ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b Mount St Mary's College   (United States)

^c Alderson Broaddus College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0032196823     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6554(98)90083-5     Document Type: Article

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