Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 63-67 , July 2007

The use of a WebQuest to support undergraduate nurses

  • Mary Drozd, MSc, BA (Hons), PG CertEd

      Affiliations

    • University of Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • John O'Donoghue, CertEd (Cambs), BEd (Hons), MSc, FBCS, FRSA, CITP, FHEA

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire, PR1 2HE Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2007.03.001

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 63-67 , July 2007

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