Nursing students today: Who are they and what are their learning preferences?

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 227-236

  Pettigrew, Amy C ^a   Dienger, M Joyce ^b   O'Brien King, Margaret ^c  

^a MIAMI DADE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated nursing students; Baccalaureate nursing students; Learning needs; Learning styles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 79960384700     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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