Graduating Finnish nurse students' interest in gerontological nursing - A survey study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 356-360

  Koskinen, Sanna ^a   Hupli, Maija ^a   Katajisto, Jouko ^a   Salminen, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Education; Gerontological nursing; Nurse student; Teacher

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859642267     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.05.015     Document Type: Article

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