Predicting Early Academic Success: HESI Admissions Assessment Exam

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2 SUPPL1, 2013, Pages

  Knauss, Parry J ^a   Willson, Pamela ^b  

^a Gulf Coast State College   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic success; Entrance exams; HESI Admission Assessment; Nursing school; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875942372     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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