Nurse internship pathway to clinical comfort, confidence, and competency

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-37

  Blanzola, Cheryl ^a   Lindeman, Roslyn ^a   King, Major L ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Leadership skills; Nursing internship; Nursing orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; MEDICINE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; LEADERSHIP; NAVAL MEDICINE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 2142751708     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200401000-00006     Document Type: Article

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