Nontraditional nursing students: The social influences on retention

Teaching and Learning in Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 47-54

  Rudel, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nontraditional; Retention; Spouse significant other; van Manen

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750455506     PISSN: 15573087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.teln.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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