Experiential Learning of Childhood Growth and Development Through a Pediatric Play Project

Lisa K Woodley1, Beth Cosgrove, Elizabeth Stone

  • 1About the Authors The authors are faculty at the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Lisa K. Woodley, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, CHPN, is an associate professor. Beth Cosgrove, PhD, MSN, CPNP-PC, and Elizabeth Stone, PhD, MSN, RN, CPEN, are assistant professors. Erin Stanley, DNP, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE, CCLS, is a clinical instructor. Jennifer Nance, DNP, RN, CPN, and Annie De La Grana, DNP, RN, are part-time clinical faculty. For more information, contact Dr. Woodley at lwoodley@email.unc.edu .

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