ICU nursing orientation and postorientation practices: A national survey

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-245

  Thomason, Tanna R ^a,b  

^a POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mentors; Orientation; Preceptors; Training

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING CAREER; NURSING COST; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REGISTERED NURSE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CRITICAL CARE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAMPLE SIZE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748877627     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200607000-00008     Document Type: Review

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