Professional and academic destination of masters in nursing graduates: A national survey

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 751-759

  Drennan, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Continuing professional education; Graduate destination; Master's degree

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMPLOYMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 46749110446     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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