Wired for success: Stimulating excitement in nursing through a summer camp

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-133

  Daumer, Ruth Dankanich ^a   Britson, Vickie ^a  

^a Briar Cliff University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SKILL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAMPING; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAMPING; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 2342436892     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20040301-07     Document Type: Review

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