Staying the course: Factors influencing pre-registration nursing student progression into Year 2-A retrospective cohort study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1432-1442

  Wray, Jane ^a   Barrett, David ^a   Aspland, Jo ^a   Gardiner, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Nurse education; Retention; Retrospective cohort study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NURSING STUDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84868369062     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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