Called to Nursing: Perceptions of Student Nurses

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-69

  Prater, Lyn ^a   Mcewen, Melanie ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

called; calling; nursing students; vocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33646839658     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010105282511     Document Type: Article

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