Nursing practice competency of accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program students

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 162-167

  Raines, Deborah A ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Domains; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952909996     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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