Developmental disabilities: Improving competence in care using virtual patients

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-73

  Sanders, Carla L ^a,f   Kleinert, Harold L ^a   Free, Teresa ^b   King, Pam ^c,e   Slusher, Ida ^d   Boyd, Sara ^a  

^a Human Development Institute

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c Kosair Charities College of Health and Natural Sciences   (United States)

^d EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 40849136169     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20080201-05     Document Type: Article

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