Accelerated nursing programs what do we know?

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-116

  Cangelosi, Pamela R ^a   Whitt, Karen J ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated Programs; Adult Learners; Nursing Education; Nursing Shortage; Second Degree Programs

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17444411852     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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