Nursing education in China: Past, present and future

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-44

  Wong, Frances K Y ^a   Zhao, Yue ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Chinese nursing development; Chinese nursing education history; Nursing education; Post registration nursing education; Pre registration nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CURRICULUM; HISTORY; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH;

EID: 84855552300     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01335.x     Document Type: Article

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