Attitudes towards disability in an undergraduate nursing curriculum: A literature review

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 459-465

  Seccombe, Judy A ^a  

^a Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disability; Education; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 34250339353     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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