New graduate therapists in acute care hospitals: Priorities, problems and strategies for departmental action

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 174-184

  Cusick, Anne ^a   McIntosh, Danielle ^b   Santiago, Luth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; Occupational therapy; Practitioner perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; TEAMWORK; TIME MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 11244286401     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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