Writing a bachelor thesis generates transferable knowledge and skills useable in nursing practice

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1406-1410

  Lundgren, Solveig M ^a   Robertsson, Barbro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bachelor thesis; Content analysis; Nursing education; Transferable knowledge and skills; Utilization of knowledge and skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; WRITING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; WRITING;

EID: 84884281143     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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