An innovative approach to accelerated baccalaureate education

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 347-352

  Walker, Charles ^a   Tilley, Donna Scott ^b   Lockwood, Suzanne ^a   Walker, Mary Beth ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated BSN; Crafting a class; Reflective practice; Second degree students; Student directed learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MODEL; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; THINKING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TEXAS; THINKING;

EID: 57749170919     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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