Continuing education for primary health care nurse practitioners in Ontario, Canada

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 353-357

  Baxter, Pamela ^a   DiCenso, Alba ^a   Donald, Faith ^b   Martin Misener, Ruth ^c   Opsteen, Joanne ^d   Chambers, Tracey ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Nurse practitioners; Nursing; Nursing student; Online education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; ONTARIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84876782932     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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