Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , January 2010

Research and evidence based practice: Using a blended approach to teaching and learning in undergraduate nurse education

  • N. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Gordon University, Health and Social Care, Garthdee Road, Scotland, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB10 7QP, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1224 262968.
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  • J. List-Ivankovic

      Affiliations

    • University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • W.O. Eboh

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Gordon University, Health and Social Care, Garthdee Road, Scotland, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB10 7QP, UK
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  • J. Ireland

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Gordon University, Health and Social Care, Garthdee Road, Scotland, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB10 7QP, UK
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  • D. Adams

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Gordon University, Health and Social Care, Garthdee Road, Scotland, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB10 7QP, UK
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  • E. Mowatt

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Gordon University, Health and Social Care, Garthdee Road, Scotland, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB10 7QP, UK
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  • S. Martindale

      Affiliations

    • The Robert Gordon University, Health and Social Care, Garthdee Road, Scotland, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB10 7QP, UK

,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.03.012

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , January 2010

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