Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221 , July 2010

Being reasonable: Supporting disabled nursing students in practice

  • Steve R. Tee

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 2380597980.
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  • Kathy Owens

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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  • Sharon Plowright

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
  • ,
  • Paro Ramnath

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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  • Sue Rourke

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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  • Claire James

      Affiliations

    • Trafalgar Ward, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
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  • Jane Bayliss

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.11.006

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221 , July 2010