Academic performance in nursing students: Influence of part-time employment, age and ethnicity

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 342-349

  Salamonson, Yenna ^a   Andrew, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nurse education; Nursing; Nursing students; Part time employment; Quantitative; Questionnaire; Research report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748368079     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03863_1.x     Document Type: Article

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