Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 102-110 , March 2006

Determining criteria for excellence in nurse practitioner education: Use of the Delphi Technique

  • Joyce Pulcini, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joyce Pulcini, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Associate Professor, Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Cushing Hall Room 307, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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  • JoEllen Wilbur, PhD, APN, FAAN
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  • Janet Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN
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  • Charlene Hanson, EdD, RN, CS, FAAN
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  • Constance R. Uphold, PhD, ARNP, BC, FAAN

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PII: S0029-6554(05)00227-7

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.09.010

Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 102-110 , March 2006

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