From 'dependent on' to 'depended on': The experience of transition from student to registered nurse in a private hospital graduate program

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-20

  Goh, Karen ^a   Watt, Elizabeth ^b  

^a The Victorian Development and Education Coordinator   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Graduate nurse program; Private hospital; Transition experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444473767     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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