A comparative study of the course-related family and financial problems of mature nursing students in Scotland and Australia

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 373-381

  Cuthbertson, Philip ^a   Lauder, William ^c   Steele, Rebekah ^b   Cleary, Sonja ^b   Bradshaw, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Course design; Family problems; Financial problems; Mature students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING EDUCATION; PREDICTION; REGISTRATION; STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, NURSING; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 3242759096     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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