A review of graduate nurse transition programs in Australia

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 40-45

  Levett Jones, Tracy ^a   Fitzgerald, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Learning environment; Neophyte; New graduate nurse; Recruitment and retention; Transition to practice

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

AUSTRALASIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 33645454774     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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