Nursing students' perceptions of their chosen profession

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 130-135

  Sand Jecklin, Kari E ^a   Schaffer, Angela J ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Image of Nursing; Nursing Students; Perceptions of Nursing Practice; Valuing of Nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748621486     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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