The development of nurse practitioner preparation beyond the master's level: What is the debate about?

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Brar, Kelly ^a   Boschma, Geertje ^a   McCuaig, Fairleth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debate; DNP; Education; NP

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOLS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950539522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1928     Document Type: Article

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