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Distance learning.

S Hinchliff
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South Bank University boasts the only Diploma in Professional Studies in Nursing course in the UK that can be undertaken entirely by distance learning. How does it work and what should students hope to gain from such a course?

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S Hinchliff. Distance learning.. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1993.2.6.325

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