Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 533-537 , July 2009

Supporting enrolled nurse conversion – The impact of a compulsory bridging program

  • Mary G. Boelen

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  • Amanda Kenny

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,Accepted 14 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.11.015

Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 533-537 , July 2009

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