Students in the BN program - Do their perceptions change?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 775-779

  Bolan, Christine ^a   Grainger, Patricia ^b  

^a University of Doha for Science and Technology   (Qatar)

^b Centre for Nursing Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Changing perceptions of nursing; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249216457     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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