Guest Editorial: What is the NCLEX really testing?

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-2

  Stuart, Gail W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32644485086     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.11.002     Document Type: Editorial

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