Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 5-14 , January 2009

A Comparison of Second-Degree Baccalaureate and Traditional-Baccalaureate New Graduate RNs: Implications for the Workforce

  • Carol S. Brewer, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Buffalo, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Brewer: Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Buffalo, 918 Kimball Tower, NY 14214.
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  • Christine T. Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Professor, New York University College of Nursing, New York NY
    • ,
  • Shakthi Poornima, MS

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, University at Buffalo Department of Linguistics, Buffalo, NY
    • ,
  • Susan Fairchild, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Project Director, New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Hongsoo Kim, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Maja Djukic, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Student Worker, New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.12.003

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 5-14 , January 2009

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