A United States perspective on the challenges in nursing education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-232

  Rich, Karen L ^a   Nugent, Katherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Future of nursing education; Nursing education; Nursing education issues; Nursing faculty shortage; Nursing shortage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, NURSING; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NURSES; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249153645     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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