A Partnership between Nursing Education and Practice: Using an Empowerment Model to Retain New Nurses

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-32

  Roche, Joan P ^a   Lamoureux, Erin ^a   Teehan, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PLANNING; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MASSACHUSETTS; MODELS, NURSING; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SCHOOLS, NURSING;

EID: 1642499147     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200401000-00007     Document Type: Review

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