Integrated nursing access program: An approach to prepare aboriginal students for nursing careers

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Orchard, Carole A ^a   Didham, Paula ^b   Jong, Cathy ^c   Fry, June ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Nunatsiavut Government Consultant   (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health and education; Integrated nursing program

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SASKATCHEWAN; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, NURSING; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 77950546032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1777     Document Type: Article

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