Absenteeism among nursing students - Fact or fiction?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 251-264

  Timmins, F ^a,b   Kaliszer, M ^a  

^a The University of Dublin   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Student nurse; Student satisfaction; Student stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ABSENTEEISM; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; HUMANS; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0036719450     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2002.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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