Kenya and distance education: A model to advance graduate nursing

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-422

  Mutea, Naomi ^a   Cullen, Deborah ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Africa; Distance education; Kenya; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; KENYA; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; KENYA; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL;

EID: 84864392988     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02043.x     Document Type: Article

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