Nursing double degrees: A higher education initiative in times of nursing shortages

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-59

  Hickey, Noelene ^a   Sumsion, Jennifer ^b   Harrison, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double degrees; Nursing education; Nursing shortages

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049293350     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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