Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 859-866 , November 2009

Simulated experiences: Nursing students share their perspectives

  • Pamela Baxter

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. W., Room HSC 3N28C, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 905 525 9140x22290; fax: +1 905 521 8834.
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  • Noori Akhtar-Danesh

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. W., 3N28B, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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  • Ruta Valaitis

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. W., 3H48A, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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  • Wendy Stanyon

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, UA 3021, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1H 7K4
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  • Susan Sproul

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Community Services, Durham College, SW204A, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1H 7K4

,Accepted 11 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.05.003

Nurse Education Today
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 859-866 , November 2009

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