Birds of a feather: Introducing a virtual learning community for geriatric nurse educators

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 203-208

  Egerton, Emily O ^a   McConnell, Eleanor S ^a   Corazzini, Kirsten ^a   Kitzmiller, Rebecca R ^a   Crook, Jonathon O ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 77952868701     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20100423-02     Document Type: Article

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