Best practice principles for the transition from student to registered nurse

Collegian

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 25-31

  Clare, Judith ^a   Loon, Antonia van ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical education; curriculum; nursing recruitment; transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; LEARNING; OCCUPATION; REGISTERED NURSE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 28444451456     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60073-6     Document Type: Article

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