Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 243-248 , July 2010

The Connected Learning Model for disseminating evidence-based care practices in clinical settings

  • Deborah Lekan

      Affiliations

    • Duke University School of Nursing, 311 Trent Drive, Box 3322 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 919 684 8849; fax: +1 919 668 2335.
    • ,
  • Cristina C. Hendrix

      Affiliations

    • Duke University School of Nursing, Durham VAMC Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, USA
    • Tel.: +1 919 684 9358; fax: +1 919 681 8899.
    • ,
  • Eleanor S. McConnell

      Affiliations

    • Gerontological Nursing Specialty, Duke University School of Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Durham VAMC Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, USA
    • Tel.: +1 919 684 9229; fax: +1 919 681 8899.
    • ,
  • Heidi White

      Affiliations

    • Duke University School of Medicine, USA
    • Tel.: +1 919 660 7516; fax: +1 919 684 8569.

,Accepted 15 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2009.11.013

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 243-248 , July 2010

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