The doctor of nursing practice degree and research: Are we making an epistemological mistake?

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 466-472

  Webber, Pamela B ^a  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53849109619     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20081001-09     Document Type: Review

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