Nursing Outlook
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 44-51 , January 2010

Disciplinary knowledge in nursing education: Going beyond the blueprints

  • Marlaine Smith, RN, PhD, AHN-BC, FAAN
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  • M. Patrice McCarthy, PhD, RN, CNS

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr. M. Patrice McCarthy, Associate Professor, Mary Gladwin Hall 202F, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325.

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2009.09.002

Nursing Outlook
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