Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 128-132 , October 2009

Factors that influence the advisement of nursing students regarding baccalaureate completion: associate degree nursing faculty perceptions

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1 Poster Presentation, Connecticut Nurses' Association, Annual Convention, October 23, 2008, Farmington, CT.

PII: S1557-3087(09)00038-9

doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2009.03.003

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 128-132 , October 2009