Why women and men choose nursing

Nursing and Health Care Perspectives

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-19

  Boughn, Susan ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing as a profession; Nursing shortage; Nursing student attitudes; Students, nursing, baccalaureate; Students, nursing, female; Students, nursing, male

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES, MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0035228296     PISSN: 10942831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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