The experiences of undergraduate Assistants in Nursing (AIN)

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-202

  Algoso, Maricris ^a   Peters, Kath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistants in nursing; Nursing; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84857123258     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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