Bachelor studies for nurses organised in rural contexts - a tool for improving the health care services in circumpolar region?

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nilsen, Gudrun ^a,b   Huemer, Jeanette ^a   Eriksen, Liss ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Helse Finnmark Health Trust   (Norway)

Author keywords

Flexible learning; Further competence developing; Off campus bachelor for nurses; Retention; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ARCTIC REGIONS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84860346897     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.17902     Document Type: Article

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