New graduate nurses' perceptions of mentoring: Six-year programme evaluation

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 736-747

  Beecroft, Pauline C ^a   Santner, Susan ^a   Lacy, Mary Lee ^a   Kunzman, Lucy ^a   Dorey, Frederick ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Mentoring; Mentors; New graduate nurses; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; NURSES; NURSING STAFF; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747711363     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03964.x     Document Type: Article

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