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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-237, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/237
Research Article
Perfectionism among Nursing Students

Jon Kelly* and Heather Clark

School of Nursing, Weber State University, 3875 Stadium Way Dept. 3912, Ogden, Utah 84408-3912, USA
Jon Kelly, School of Nursing, Weber State University, 3875 Stadium Way Dept. 3912, Ogden, Utah 84408-3912, USA, Tel: 81 -82-257- 5370; E-mail: jkelly@weber.edu
07 April 2017; 01 May 2017; 03 May 2017
Kelly J, Clark H (2017) Perfectionism among Nursing Students. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4: 237. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/237
This study was funded by Grants-in-Aid for scientific research expenses of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (25463472 16H05586) (https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/).

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