Determining criteria for excellence in nurse practitioner education: Use of the Delphi Technique

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-110

  Pulcini, Joyce ^a   Wilbur, JoEllen ^a   Allan, Janet ^a   Hanson, Charlene ^a   Uphold, Constance R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645909550     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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