The RN-BSN distance education experience: From educational limbo to more than an elusive degree

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 283-292

  Rush, Kathy L ^a   Waldrop, Susannah ^a   Mitchell, Carol ^a   Dyches, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Professional growth; RN BSN students

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION; SOUTH CAROLINA; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 25444462588     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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