Changes in Finnish nursing students' nursing orientations between mid 1990s and mid-2000s

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 490-496

  Vanhanen Nuutinen, Liisa ^a   Janhonen, Sirpa ^b   Maunu, Maija ^c   Laukkala, Helena ^d  

^a HAAGA HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Art of nursing; Attitudes; Nurse education; Quantitative approaches

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862531968     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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