Improving the retention rate of newly graduated nurses

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 268-273

  Almada, Pam ^a   Carafoli, Karen ^a   Flattery, John B ^a   French, Douglas A ^a   McNamara, Mary ^a  

^a JORDAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Newly graduated nurses; Preceptorship; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERMONT;

EID: 16644369009     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200411000-00006     Document Type: Article

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