Fostering academic success of Mexican Americans in a BSN program: An educational imperative

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Taxis, J Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic; Mexican American; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FACULTY PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GRADUATE NURSING STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MINORITY GROUP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STUDENT;

EID: 33748108546     PISSN: 1548923X     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1298     Document Type: Article

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