Nurses in the clinical area: Relevance of a PhD

Collegian

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Wilkes, Lesley M ^a   Mohan, Shantala ^a  

^a Clinical Nursing Research Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Doctoral degree; Doctorate; Nursing; Research training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; RESEARCH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 55349090692     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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