Educating for rural nursing practice

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 613-622

  Kenny, Amanda ^a   Duckett, Stephen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Hospitals; Nursing; Recruitment; Retention; Rural nursing

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SKILL;

CURRICULUM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 0347360118     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0309-2402.2003.02851.x     Document Type: Review

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