Graduate education in geropsychiatric nursing: Findings from a national survey

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 303-310

  Kurlowicz, Lenore H ^a   Puentes, William J ^a   Evans, Lois K ^a   Spool, Monda M ^a   Ratcliffe, Sarah J ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FAMILY NURSING; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FAMILY NURSING; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, NURSING; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448941839     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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