Creating Tomorrow's Leaders and Innovators Through an RN-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing Consortium Curricular Model

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-169

  Hendricks, Susan M ^a   Phillips, Janet M ^a   Narwold, Lynda ^a   Laux, Marcia ^b   Rouse, Susan ^c   Dulemba, LaDonna ^d   Makielski, Marta ^b   Halstead, Judith A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST   (United States)

Author keywords

Consortium; Curriculum; RN to BSN

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION;

CURRICULUM; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION;

EID: 84861549066     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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