An economic analysis of patient simulators for clinical training in nursing education

Nursing Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-29

  Harlow, Kirk C ^a   Sportsman, Susan ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACULTY, NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INVESTMENTS; MANIKINS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; TEACHING MATERIALS; TEXAS;

EID: 33947275020     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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