Pearls and pitfalls of a new graduate academic residency program

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 589-598

  Keller, Jan L ^a,b   Meekins, Kelly ^a   Summers, Barbara L ^b  

^a Nursing Workforce Planning and Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; LEADERSHIP; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SOCIALIZATION;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845773807     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200612000-00010     Document Type: Article

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