Mentoring as a retention strategy in a diverse, multicultural, urban associate degree nursing program

Teaching and Learning in Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 28-33

  Colalillo, Georgina ^a  

^a QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Associate degree nursing; Mentoring; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147183631     PISSN: 15573087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.teln.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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