Evaluation of selected outcomes of an accelerated nursing degree program

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-201

  Ouellet, Louiselle L ^a   MacIntosh, Judy ^a   Gibson, Cheryl H ^a   Jefferson, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b QE II Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerated baccalaureate programs; Fast track programs; Second career nurses; Second degree nursing programs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 38849195613     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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