Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 258-263 , April 2010

Creating a 21st century nursing work force: Designing a Bachelor of Nursing program in response to the health reform agenda

  • Kate Andre

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  • Lynne Barnes

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,Accepted 24 September 2009.

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PII: S0260-6917(09)00185-3

doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.09.011

Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 258-263 , April 2010