Perceptions of nursing: Confirmation, change and the student experience

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 721-733

  Brodie, David A ^a   Andrews, Gavin J ^b   Andrews, Justin P ^a   Thomas, Gail B ^c   Wong, Josephine ^b   Rixon, Lorna ^a  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Nurse education; Perceptions of nursing; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; NURSING; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SALARY; SKILL; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MORALE; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 3543103852     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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