Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 88-95 , March 2010

Problem based learning – ‘Bringing everything together’ – A strategy for Graduate Nurse Programs

  • Ann-Charlotte Vittrup

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 0422109452.
    • RN, Former Graduate Nurse Coordinator, Master of Nursing (Honours), Master of Nursing Advanced Clinical Education, Graduate Certificate Critical Care Nursing, John Flynn Private Hospital, Gold Coast, Australia.
    • ,
  • Anna Davey

      Affiliations

    • Staff Development Manager, RN, Master of Nursing (Honours), Master of Education, John Flynn Private Hospital, Gold Coast, Australia.

,Accepted 20 March 2009.

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Nurse Education in Practice
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