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Nursing Students’ Future Employment Preferences and the Real Demands of Patients using the Health Services. A Qualitative Study on a Group of Final-Year Students at the University of Padua

  • Natascia Bobbo
  • Silvia Lazzaro

Increasing life expectancy and the growing number of chronic diseases have changed the kind of patients who need to be assisted. This paper presents a qualitative study conducted with a group of nursing students near graduation, aimed at describing and discussing vocational preferences and desirable healthcare settings for future employment

  • Keywords:
  • nursing students,
  • vocational calling,
  • professional identity,
  • qualitative research,
  • patients’ needs,
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Natascia Bobbo

University of Padua, Italy

Silvia Lazzaro

University of Padua, Italy

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Chapter Title

Nursing Students’ Future Employment Preferences and the Real Demands of Patients using the Health Services. A Qualitative Study on a Group of Final-Year Students at the University of Padua

Authors

Natascia Bobbo, Silvia Lazzaro

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English

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10.36253/978-88-6453-672-9.37

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2018

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Book Title

Employability & Competences

Book Subtitle

Innovative Curricula for New Professions

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Vanna Boffo, Monica Fedeli

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510

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2018

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Firenze University Press

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Studies on Adult Learning and Education

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