Increasing RN-BSN enrollments: Facilitating articulation through curriculum reform

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 307-313

  Spencer, Janine ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 49249119832     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20080701-12     Document Type: Review

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