The effects of master's degree education on the role choices, role flexibility, and practice settings of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-15

  Stark, Sharon W ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 32044461522     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20060101-03     Document Type: Article

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