Graduate education for advanced practice public health nursing: At the crossroads

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-193

  Levin, Pamela F ^a,g   Cary, Ann H ^b,g   Kulbok, Pamela ^c,g   Leffers, Jeanne ^d,g   Molle, Mary ^e,g   Polivka, Barbara J ^f,g  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^e California State San Bernardino   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Community health nursing; Curriculum; Graduate nursing education; Public health nursing education; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARD;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING;

EID: 39449090764     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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