Choosing a career in nursing: Development of a career search instrument

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Roberts, Cristine A ^a   Ward Smith, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career guidance; Instrument development; Nursing career; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ADULT; APTITUDE TESTS; ATTITUDE; CAREER CHOICE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249124829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1767     Document Type: Article

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