Guidelines for a progression and remediation policy using standardized tests to prepare associate degree nursing students for the NCLEX-RN at a rural community college

Teaching and Learning in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 79-86

  Heroff, Kimberly ^a  

^a Nursing Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Associate degree nursing; NCLEX RN; Progression policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 66949181447     PISSN: 15573087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.teln.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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