Comparison of outcomes in a traditional versus accelerated nursing curriculum

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Aktan, Nadine M ^a   Bareford, Connie G ^a   Bliss, Julie B ^a   Connolly, Kathleen ^a   Deyoung, Sandra ^a   Lancellotti Sullivan, Katherine ^a   Tracy, Janet ^a  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated programs; Curriculum outcomes; Nursing curriculum; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67549086377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1639     Document Type: Article

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