Perception of nursing profession – focus group interview among applicants to nursing education.
Aims and objectives: To explore nursing applicants' perceptions of the nursing profession and to identify the factors influencing their perceptions. Background: Perceptions guide the career choice in nursing and the retainment in the profession. Perceptions of nursing profession are said to be outda...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 390 - 400 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2019
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