Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 41-46 , January 2011

The knowledge and skills of pre-registration masters’ and diploma qualified nurses: A preceptor perspective

,Accepted 7 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2010.06.004

Nurse Education in Practice
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 41-46 , January 2011

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