Revisiting the American nurses association's first position on education for nurses: A comparative analysis of the first and second position statements on the education of nurses

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Donley, Rosemary ^a,b   Flaherty, Mary Jean ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill ^*

Author keywords

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing; American Nurses Association First Position on Nursing Education; Entry into practice; Financial control; Nursing autonomy; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149095301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10913734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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