Career intentions of nursing students and new nurse graduates: A review of the literature

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-15

  Hayes, Laureen J ^a   Orchard, Carole A ^b   McGillis Hall, Linda ^a   Nincic, Vera ^a   O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^a   Andrews, Gavin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Career intentions; New nurse graduates; Nursing education; Student to nurse transition

Indexed keywords

CAREER PLANNING; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STUDENT; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750714381     PISSN: 1548923X     EISSN: 1548923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1281     Document Type: Review

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