Nurse educators' critical thinking dispositions and research utilization

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-208

  Profetto McGrath, Joanne ^a   Smith, Karen Bulmer ^a   Hugo, Kylie ^a   Patel, Archna ^a   Dussault, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical thinking dispositions; Nurse educators; Research utilization; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; THINKING;

ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; THINKING;

EID: 64549087600     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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