Responding to increasing RN demand: Diversity and retention trends through an accelerated LVN-to-BSN curriculum

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 231-235

  Porter Wenzlaff, Linda Jean ^a   Froman, Robin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MINORITY GROUP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MINORITY GROUPS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING, PRACTICAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMEDIAL TEACHING; SOCIALIZATION; TEXAS;

EID: 45549091908     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20080501-06     Document Type: Article

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