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Web-based graduate nursing programs. Deterrents and recommendations for support
This paper by Carpenter (2015) was undertaken in the USA, however the findings are applicable to the Australian context. This author, using a previously validated survey tool via the Internet canvassed nurses in Louisiana. The researcher endeavoured to describe the deterrents to participation in web-based graduate nursing programs. From the findings it seems there are […]
The development of cultural competence in nursing
How do nurses learn cultural competence? Garneau and Pepin (2015) explored how nurses develop cultural competence by using grounded theory. Nurses and students were recruited and data was collect by using participant observation prior to undertaking a semi-structured questionnaire. Analysis was undertaken in three phases. These were generating, developing and verifying concepts. An in-depth analysis […]