Implementing the virtual world of second life into community nursing theory and clinical courses

Nurse Educator

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 74-78

  Schmidt, Bonnie ^a   Stewart, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; NURSING THEORY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING THEORY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77649134539     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181ced999     Document Type: Article

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