Nursing students' perceptions of nursing: A descriptive study of four cohorts

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-427

  Safadi, R R ^a   Saleh, M Y N ^a   Nassar, O S ^a   Amre, H M ^a   Froelicher, E S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baccalaureate Nursing; Definitions; Jordan; Perceptions; Professional Socialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; NURSING; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 81855194318     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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