Nurse practitioner education: Greater demand, reduced training opportunities

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 66-71

  Forsberg, Ingrid ^a   Swartwout, Kathryn ^a   Murphy, Marcia ^a   Danko, Katie ^a   Delaney, Kathleen R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Nurse practitioners; Precepting; Primary care; Students

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84923229819     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12175     Document Type: Article

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