Partnering to meet training needs: A communicable-disease continuing education course for public health nurses in North Carolina

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 36-43

  Alexander, Lorraine K ^a   Dail, Kathy ^b   Horney, Jennifer A ^a   Davis, Mary V ^a   Wallace, John W ^a   Maillard, Jean Marie ^b   MacDonald, Pia ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GRADUATE NURSING STUDENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51149089154     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549081230s206     Document Type: Review

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