Evaluation of the effects of an inservice training program on nursing faculty members' perceptions, knowledge, and concerns about students with disabilities

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 248-252

  Sowers, Jo Ann ^a   Smith, Martha R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; SCIENCE; STUDENT; TRAINING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MULTICENTER STUDY; UNITED STATES;

DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, NURSING; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3843092897     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20040601-05     Document Type: Article

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