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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 8 (2021), Article ID 8:IJNCP-334, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/334
Research Article
Perceived Motivators and Barriers that Influence Early Career Nurses’ Consideration or Pursuit of Doctoral Education

Deundra Hearne

Department of Nursing, Southwest Tennessee Community College, 737 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
Dr. Deundra Hearne, Department of Nursing, Southwest Tennessee Community College, 737 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA, Tel: (601) 906-7115; E-mail: dhearne@southwest.tn.edu
13 January 2021; 06 February 2021; 08 February 2021
Hearne D (2021) Perceived Motivators and Barriers that Influence Early Career Nurses’ Consideration or Pursuit of Doctoral Education. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 8: 334. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/334

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