The influence of learning styles preference of undergraduate nursing students on educational outcomes in substance use education

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 306-314

  Rassool, G Hussein ^a,b   Rawaf, Salman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Wandsworth Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drug; Education; Learning styles; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 48749118489     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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