The impact of web-delivered education on preceptor role self-efficacy and knowledge in public health nurses

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 349-356

  Larsen, Rachelle ^a   Zahner, Susan J ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing education; Public health nursing education; Self efficacy; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECEPTORSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960139947     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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