The Undergraduate Research Fellows Program: A Unique Model to Promote Engagement in Research

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 358-363

  Vessey, Judith A ^a   DeMarco, Rosanna F ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing; Research development; Undergraduate research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOSTON; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTORS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; WRITING;

EID: 56049108099     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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