Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 233-238 , April 2010

Future challenges for nursing education – A European perspective

  • Leena Salminen

      Affiliations

    • University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 2 3338576.
    • ,
  • Minna Stolt

      Affiliations

    • University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Mikko Saarikoski

      Affiliations

    • Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Arja Suikkala

      Affiliations

    • Diakonia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Heli Vaartio

      Affiliations

    • Novia University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Helena Leino-Kilpi

      Affiliations

    • University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland

,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 233-238 , April 2010

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