Nursing theory in curricula today: Challenges for faculty at all levels of education

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Donohue Porter, Patricia ^a   Forbes, Maryann O ^a   White, Jane H ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum design; nursing education; nursing theory; theory practice relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955581265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.2225     Document Type: Review

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