Enriching geropsychiatric nursing in advanced practice nursing programs

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-136

  Algase, Donna L ^a   Souder, Elaine ^b   Roberts, Beverly ^c,d   Beattie, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Clinical experience; Geropsychiatric nursing; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED STATES;

ARKANSAS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 33645068872     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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