I don't want to become a scientist: Undergraduate nursing students' perceivedvalue of course content

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 20-27

  Birks, Melanie ^a   Cant, Robyn ^b   Al Motlaq, Mohammad ^c   Jones, Janet ^d  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative entry pathways; Double degree programs; Pre registration nursing education; Rural nursing education; Student experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959840682     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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