Evaluating an innovative program to improve new nurse graduate socialization into the acute healthcare setting

Nursing Administration Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-60

  Newhouse, Robin P ^a,b   Hoffman, Janice J ^a,b   Suflita, Jeannette ^a   Hairston, Dorna P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University School of Nursing at Indianapolis   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Nurse graduate; Retention; Socialization; Transition

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 33846012530     PISSN: 03639568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006216-200701000-00013     Document Type: Article

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