Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 615-622 , October 2010

An exploratory study of the application of biosciences in practice, and implications for pre-qualifying education

  • Andrew McVicar

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Social Care, William Harvey Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 0845 196 4137.
    • ,
  • John Clancy

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Edith Cavell Building, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
    • ,
  • Nicola Mayes

      Affiliations

    • G4S Forensic and Medical Services UK Ltd., Unit 6–8, The Bardfield Centre, Great Bardfield, Essex CM7 4SL, UK

,Accepted 3 December 2009.

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Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 615-622 , October 2010

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