Effects of a 1-year residency program on job satisfaction and retention of new graduate nurses

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 70-77

  Altier, Mary E ^a,c   Krsek, Cathleen A ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746416772     PISSN: 10987886     EISSN: 15389049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124645-200603000-00006     Document Type: Article

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