Too Old For School? Barriers Nurses Can Overcome When Returning to School

AORN Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Morgenthaler, Marcia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

advanced degree; continuing education; nurse education; older nurses; perceived barrier

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049084588     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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