Undergraduate student nurses' expectations and their self-reported preparedness for the graduate year role

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 626-634

  Heslop, Liza ^a   McIntyre, Meredith ^a   Ives, Glenice ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; VICTORIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035654264     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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